een in use since 30
May 1990

@Anguilla, Economy

Overview:
Anguilla has few natural resources, and the economy depends heavily on
lobster fishing, offshore banking, tourism, and remittances from
emigrants. In recent years the economy has benefited from a boom in
tourism and construction. Development plans center around the
improvement of the infrastructure, particularly transport and tourist
facilities, and also light industry.
National product:
GDP - exchange rate conversion - $56.5 million (1992 est.)
National product real growth rate:
7.5% (1992 est.)
National product per capita:
$6,800 (1991 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
3% (1992 est.)
Unemployment rate:
5% (1988 est.)
Budget:
revenues:
$13.8 million
expenditures:
$15.2 million, including capital expenditures of $2.4 million (1992
est.)
Exports:
$556,000 (f.o.b., 1992)
commodities:
lobster and salt
partners:
NA
Imports:
$33.5 million (f.o.b., 1992)
commodities:
NA
partners:
NA
External debt:
$NA
Industrial production:
growth rate NA%
Electricity:
capacity:
2,000 kW
production:
6 million kWh
consumption per capita:
862 kWh (1992)
Industries:
tourism, boat building, salt
Agriculture:
pigeon peas, corn, sweet potatoes, sheep, goats, pigs, cattle,
poultry, fishing (including lobster)
Economic aid:
recipient:
Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments
(1970-89), $38 million
Currency:
1 EC dollar (EC$) = 100 cents
Exchange rates:
East Caribbean dollars (EC$) per US$1 - 2.70 (fixed rate since 1976)
Fiscal year:
NA

@Anguilla, Communications

Highways:
total:
NA
paved:
60 km
unpaved:
NA
Ports:
Road Bay, Blowing Point
Airports:
total:
3
usable:
2
with permanent-surface runways:
1 (1,000 m at Wallblake Airport)
with runways over 3,659 m:
0
with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
0
with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
0
Telecommunications:
modern internal telephone system; 890 telephones; broadcast stations -
3 AM, 1 FM, no TV; radio relay microwave link to island of Saint
Martin

@Anguilla, Defense Forces

Note:
defense is the responsibility of the UK

@Antarctica, Geography

Location:
continent mostly south of the Antarctic Circle
Map references:
Antarctic Region
Area:
total area:
14 million sq km (est.)
land area:
14 million sq km (est.)
comparative area:
slightly less than 1.5 times