anguilla (uk) Capital: the valley Pos.: Surface: 102 Kmq Population 2020: 15.000 Pop. density: 147,06 in./Kmq Pop. growth 12ys:  +7,14 % GDP per capita: 17.200 $ Nominal GDP 2020: 0,258 billions $ PPP per capita: 11.667 $ GDP PPP 2020: 0,175 billions $ Internet TLD:  AI
Anguilla is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. 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. The territory consists of the main island of Anguilla, approximately 16 miles (26 kilometres) long by 3 miles (5 km) wide at its widest point, together with a number of much smaller islands and cays with no permanent population. The territory's capital is The Valley Economy: It depends heavily on luxury tourism, offshore banking, lobster fishing, and remittances from emigrants. Due to its small size, few natural resources, and reliance on tourism and foreign direct investment, Anguilla is vulnerable to external economic  conditions in the US, Canada and Europe. Therefore, economic growth can be very volatile. In the 19th century, Its major product was salt produced by evaporation on the shores of the island's lakes. Sugar, cotton, sweetcorn, and tobacco were also grown
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