ANGUILLA
OFFICIAL
NAME : ANGUILLA
CAPITAL CITY : The Valley
GEOGRAPHY
Location: Anguilla
is situated 5 milles northwest of St Martin, 70 milles northwest of St
Kitt’s and 176 milles east of Puerto Rico.
The
currency is the East Caribbean Dollar, but the US$ is accepted
everywhere. 1 US$ = 2,70 EC$
The official language is English and it’s home of 11.000 people.
Tourism is a major source of income for Anguilla. With an hotel capacity
of more than 1000 rooms, several first class hotel complexes, perhaps
the most beautiful white sandy beaches in the Caribbean, Anguilla is the
ideal place to come and relax and enjoy tranquillity and safety.
HISTORY
Anguilla was colonised in 1650 by British settlers from St Kitt’s
and was administred as part of the Leeward islands and then represented
in the St Kitt’s legislative House of Assembly until 1871, when the island
became part of a federation with St Kitt’s.
In 1882, Nevis joined the two islands and the tristate was named St Christopher-Nevis
with no mention of Anguilla until 1951!
Anguilla finally became formally separaterd from St Kitt’s in 1980.
Today Anguilla remains a british dependant territory with a Governor and
a Ministerial system of Government.
TRANSPORTATION
The island has a regular ferry service between Marigot Bay, St Martin and Blowing Point, at every 30-40 minutes intervals daily