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{{Short description|British Overseas Territory in the Leeward Islands}} {{About|the Caribbean British Overseas Territory||Anguilla (disambiguation)}} {{Distinguish|Anguillita|Antigua}} {{EngvarB|date=March 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox dependency | name = Anguilla | settlement_type = [[British Overseas Territories|British Overseas Territory]] | image_flag = Flag of Anguilla (1990β1999).svg | flag_size = 130 | flag_link = Flag of Anguilla | image_seal = Coat of arms of Anguilla.svg | seal_size = 65 | seal_type = Coat of arms | seal_link = Coat of arms of Anguilla | motto = "Unity, Strength and Endurance" | anthem = "[[God Save the King]]"<br><div style="display:inline-block;margin-top:0.4em;">[[File:God Save the King.ogg]]</div> | song_type = '''National song''' | song = "[[God Bless Anguilla]]"<br><div style="display:inline-block;margin-top:0.4em;">[[File:God_Bless_Anguilla.ogg]]</div> | image_map = Anguilla in United Kingdom.svg | map_caption = {{map caption |location_color=red }} | mapsize = 290px | image_map2 = Anguilla - Location Map (2013) - AIA - UNOCHA.svg | mapsize2 = 290px | map_caption2 = | subdivision_type = [[Sovereign state]] | subdivision_name = {{flag|United Kingdom}} | established_title = [[Treaty of Breda (1667)|English control]] | established_date = 1667 | established_title2 = [[Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla|Federation with Saint Kitts and Nevis]] | established_date2 = 1871 | established_title3 = [[Republic of Anguilla|Secession and independence]] | established_date3 = 12 July 1967 | established_title4 = British control restored | established_date4 = 18 March 1969 | official_languages = English | demonym = Anguillan | capital = [[The Valley, Anguilla|The Valley]] | coordinates = {{Coord|18|13|15|N|63|03|06|W|region:AI_type:city|display=inline}} | largest_city = capital | ethnic_groups = {{Plainlist| * 85.3% [[Black British people|Black]] * 4.9% [[Latin American migration to the United Kingdom|Hispanic]] * 3.8% [[Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category)|Mixed]] * 3.2% [[White people in the United Kingdom|White]] * 1.0% [[British Indian|Indian]] * 1.9% [[Ethnic groups in the United Kingdom|Other]] * 0.3% No answer }} | ethnic_groups_year = 2011 | ethnic_groups_ref = <ref>{{Cite CIA World Factbook|country=Anguilla|access-date=20 September 2019 |year=2019}}</ref> | leader_title1 = [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|Monarch]] | leader_name1 = [[Charles III]] | leader_title2 = [[Governor of Anguilla|Governor]] | leader_name2 = Julia Crouch | leader_title3 = Deputy Governor | leader_name3 = Perin A. Bradley | leader_title4 = [[Premier of Anguilla|Premier]] | leader_name4= [[Cora Richardson-Hodge]] | legislature = [[Anguilla House of Assembly|House of Assembly]] | national_representation = [[Government of the United Kingdom]] | national_representation_type1 = [[Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories|Minister]] | national_representation1 = [[Stephen Doughty]] | area_km2 = 91 | area_sq_mi = | area_rank = <!-- Area rank should match List of countries and dependencies by area:none --> | percent_water = negligible | elevation_max_m = 73 | population_estimate = {{UN_Population|Anguilla}}{{UN_Population|ref}} | population_census = 13,452 | population_estimate_year = {{UN_Population|Year}} | population_estimate_rank = not ranked | population_census_year = 2011 | population_density_km2 = 132 | population_density_rank = not ranked | population_density_sq_mi = 342 | GDP_PPP = $311 million<ref name="UN Data">{{cite web |url=http://data.un.org/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Anguilla |title=UN Data |access-date=7 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230131850/http://data.un.org/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Anguilla |archive-date=30 December 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> | GDP_PPP_year = 2014 | GDP_PPP_rank = | GDP_PPP_per_capita = $29,493 | GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = | GDP_nominal = US$307,000,000<ref>{{Cite web|last=UNCTAD|title=UNCTADstat - General Profile: Anguilla|url=http://unctadstat.unctad.org/countryprofile/generalprofile/en-gb/660/index.html|access-date=2021-08-09|website=UNCTADstat|language=en-GB|archive-date=9 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809154623/http://unctadstat.unctad.org/countryprofile/generalprofile/en-gb/660/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> | GDP_nominal_year = 2020 | GDP_nominal_rank = | GDP_nominal_per_capita = | GDP_nominal_per_capita_rank = | Gini = | Gini_year = | Gini_change = <!-- increase/decrease/steady --> | Gini_ref = | HDI = <!-- number only --> | HDI_year = <!-- Please use the year to which the data refers, not the publication year--> | HDI_change = <!-- increase/decrease/steady --> | HDI_ref = | HDI_rank = | currency = [[Eastern Caribbean dollar]] | currency_code = XCD | timezone = [[Atlantic Time Zone|AST]] | utc_offset = β04:00 | date_format = dd/mm/yyyy | drives_on = left | calling_code = [[North American Numbering Plan|+1]]-[[Area code 264|264]] | postal_code_type = [[Postcodes in the United Kingdom#British Overseas Territories|UK postcode]] | postal_code = AI-2640 | iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:AI|AI]] | cctld = [[.ai]] |website=[https://gov.ai gov.ai] }} {{Coord|18.22723|N|63.04899|W|region:AI_type:adm1st_scale:5000|display=title}} '''Anguilla'''{{efn|{{IPAc-en|Γ¦|Ε|Λ|Ι‘|w|Ιͺ|l|Ι}} {{respell|ang|GWIL|Ι}}}} is a [[British Overseas Territories|British Overseas Territory]] in the [[Caribbean]].<ref name="Introduction ::Anguilla">{{Cite CIA World Factbook|country=Anguilla|access-date=31 October 2009|year=2009}}</ref> It is one of the most northerly of the [[Leeward Islands]] in the [[Lesser Antilles]], lying east of [[Puerto Rico]] and the [[Virgin Islands]] and directly north of [[Saint Martin (island)|Saint Martin]].<ref name="Encyclopedia Britannica β Anguilla">{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Anguilla-island-West-Indies |title=Encyclopedia Britannica β Anguilla |access-date=12 July 2019 |archive-date=7 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807102108/https://www.britannica.com/place/Anguilla-island-West-Indies |url-status=live }}</ref> The territory consists of the main island of Anguilla, approximately {{convert|16|mi|km|abbr=off}} long by {{convert|3|mi|km|0}} wide at its widest point, together with a number of much smaller islands and [[cay]]s with no permanent population. The territory's capital is [[The Valley, Anguilla|The Valley]].<ref name="CIA World Factbook- Anguilla">{{Cite CIA World Factbook|country=Anguilla|access-date= 11 July 2019|year=2019}}</ref> The total land area of the territory is {{convert|35|mi2|km2}},<ref name="facts">{{cite web|title=Anguilla Facts|url=http://www.gov.ai/anguillafacts.php|publisher=Government of Anguilla|access-date=1 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517012925/http://www.gov.ai/anguillafacts.php|archive-date=17 May 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> with a population of approximately {{UN_Population|Anguilla}}{{UN_Population|ref}} ({{UN_Population|Year}}).
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