Anguilla Travel Guide & Location Information

Anguilla is a British overseas territory in the Caribbean, the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles. It consists of 5 islands, with the capital, The Valley situated on the main island of Anguilla. The total area of the territory is 102 square kilometres (39.4 miČ), with a population of approximately 14,000 in 2005.

First colonized by English settlers in 1650, Anguilla was incorporated into a single British dependency along with the neighbouring islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the early 19th century, much to the objections of many Anguillans. In 1980, however, Anguilla formally withdrew from the territory, becoming a separate British dependency, which it remains.

Anguilla is a collection of flat and low-lying islands and cays of coral and limestone in the Caribbean Sea, east of Puerto Rico.

The islands and cays in the territory of Anguilla(besides the largest, Anguilla itself) include:

• Anguilla
• Anguillita
• Blowing Rock
• Cove Cay
• Crocus Cay
• Deadman's Cay
• Dog Island
• East Cay
• Hat Island
• Little Island
• Little Scrub Island
• Mid Cay
• North Cay
• Prickley Pear Cays
• Rabbit Island
• Sand Island
• Scilly Cay
• Scrub Island
• Seal Island
• Sombrero
• South Cay
• South Wager Island
• West Cay

The island's main industries are fishing and tourism, with the formation of offshore companies playing an increasing role in the economy.

The majority of residents 90.08% are predominantly Black. Growing minorities include whites at 3.74% and persons of mixed race at 4.65% and all others at 1.53% according to the 2001 census.

72% of the population is Anguillian while 28% is non-Anguillian (2001 census). Of the non-Anguillian population, many are citizens of the United States, United Kingdom, St Kitts & Nevis or Jamaica.