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{
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"Introduction": {
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"Background": {
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"text": "Colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts in 1650, Anguilla was administered by Great Britain until the early 19th century, when the island - against the wishes of the inhabitants - was incorporated into a single British dependency along with Saint Kitts and Nevis. Several attempts at separation failed. In 1971, two years after a revolt, Anguilla was finally allowed to secede; this arrangement was formally recognized in 1980, with Anguilla becoming a separate British dependency."
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}
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},
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"Geography": {
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"Location": {
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"text": "Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico"
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},
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"Geographic coordinates": {
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"text": "18 15 N, 63 10 W"
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},
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"Map references": {
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"text": "Central America and the Caribbean"
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},
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"Area": {
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"total": {
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"text": "91 sq km"
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},
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"land": {
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"text": "91 sq km"
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},
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"water": {
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"text": "0 sq km"
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}
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},
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"Area - comparative": {
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"text": "about one-half the size of Washington, DC"
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},
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"Land boundaries": {
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"text": "0 km"
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},
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"Coastline": {
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"text": "61 km"
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},
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"Maritime claims": {
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"territorial sea": {
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"text": "3 nm"
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},
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"exclusive fishing zone": {
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"text": "200 nm"
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}
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},
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"Climate": {
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"text": "tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds"
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},
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"Terrain": {
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"text": "flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone"
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},
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"Elevation extremes": {
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"lowest point": {
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"text": "Caribbean Sea 0 m"
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},
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"highest point": {
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"text": "Crocus Hill 65 m"
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}
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},
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"Natural resources": {
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"text": "salt, fish, lobster"
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},
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"Land use": {
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"agricultural land": {
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"text": "0% ++ arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 0%"
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},
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"forest": {
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"text": "61.1%"
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},
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"other": {
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"text": "38.9% (mostly rock with some commercial salt ponds) (2011 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Irrigated land": {
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"text": "NA"
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},
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"Natural hazards": {
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"text": "frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms (July to October)"
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},
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"Environment - current issues": {
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"text": "supplies of potable water sometimes cannot meet increasing demand largely because of poor distribution system"
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},
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"Geography - note": {
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"text": "the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles"
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}
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},
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"People and Society": {
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"Nationality": {
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"noun": {
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"text": "Anguillan(s)"
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},
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"adjective": {
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"text": "Anguillan"
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}
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},
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"Ethnic groups": {
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"text": "black 90.1%, mixed 4.6%, white 3.7%, other 1.5% (2001 est.)"
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},
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"Languages": {
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"text": "English (official)"
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},
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"Religions": {
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"text": "Protestant 83.3% (includes Anglican 29%, Methodist 23.9%, Pentecostal 7.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 7.6%, Church of God 7.6%, Baptist 7.3%, Presbytarian .2%), Roman Catholic 5.7%, other Christian 1.5%, other 5.1%, unspecified 0.3%, none 4% (2001 est.)"
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},
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"Population": {
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"text": "16,418 (July 2015 est.)"
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},
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"Age structure": {
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"0-14 years": {
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"text": "22.84% (male 1,917/female 1,833)"
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},
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"15-24 years": {
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"text": "14.06% (male 1,150/female 1,159)"
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},
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"25-54 years": {
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"text": "44.73% (male 3,312/female 4,032)"
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},
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"55-64 years": {
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"text": "9.88% (male 783/female 839)"
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},
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"65 years and over": {
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"text": "8.48% (male 690/female 703) (2015 est.)"
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},
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"population pyramid": {
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"text": null
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}
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},
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"Median age": {
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"total": {
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"text": "34.3 years"
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},
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"male": {
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"text": "32.5 years"
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},
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"female": {
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"text": "36.1 years (2015 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Population growth rate": {
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"text": "2.03% (2015 est.)"
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},
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"Birth rate": {
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"text": "12.67 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
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},
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"Death rate": {
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"text": "4.57 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
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},
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"Net migration rate": {
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"text": "12.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
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},
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"Urbanization": {
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"urban population": {
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"text": "100% of total population (2015)"
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},
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"rate of urbanization": {
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"text": "1.19% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Major urban areas - population": {
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"text": "THE VALLEY (capital) 1,000 (2014)"
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},
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"Sex ratio": {
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"at birth": {
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"text": "1.04 male(s)/female"
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},
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"0-14 years": {
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"text": "1.05 male(s)/female"
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},
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"15-24 years": {
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"text": "0.99 male(s)/female"
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},
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"25-54 years": {
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"text": "0.82 male(s)/female"
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},
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"55-64 years": {
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"text": "0.93 male(s)/female"
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},
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"65 years and over": {
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"text": "0.98 male(s)/female"
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},
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"total population": {
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"text": "0.92 male(s)/female (2015 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Infant mortality rate": {
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"total": {
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"text": "3.37 deaths/1,000 live births"
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},
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"male": {
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"text": "3.78 deaths/1,000 live births"
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},
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"female": {
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"text": "2.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Life expectancy at birth": {
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"total population": {
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"text": "81.31 years"
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},
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"male": {
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"text": "78.71 years"
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},
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"female": {
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"text": "83.98 years (2015 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Total fertility rate": {
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"text": "1.75 children born/woman (2015 est.)"
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},
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"Contraceptive prevalence rate": {
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"text": "43%",
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"note": {
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"text": "percent of women aged 15-45 (2003)"
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}
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},
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"Drinking water source": {
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"improved": {
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"text": " ++ urban: 94.6% of population ++ total: 94.6% of population"
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},
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"unimproved": {
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"text": " ++ urban: 5.4% of population ++ total: 5.4% of population (2015 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Sanitation facility access": {
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"improved": {
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"text": " ++ urban: 97.9% of population ++ total: 97.9% of population"
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},
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"unimproved": {
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"text": " ++ urban: 2.1% of population ++ total: 2.1% of population (2015 est.)"
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}
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},
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"HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": {
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"text": "NA"
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},
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"HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": {
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"text": "NA"
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},
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"HIV/AIDS - deaths": {
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"text": "NA"
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},
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"Education expenditures": {
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"text": "2.8% of GDP (2008)"
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}
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},
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"Government": {
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"Country name": {
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"conventional long form": {
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"text": "none"
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},
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"conventional short form": {
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"text": "Anguilla"
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},
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"note": {
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"text": "the name Anguilla means \"eel\" in various Romance languages (Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French) and likely derives from the island's lengthy shape"
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}
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},
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"Dependency status": {
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"text": "overseas territory of the UK"
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},
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"Government type": {
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"text": "NA"
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},
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"Capital": {
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"name": {
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"text": "The Valley"
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},
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"geographic coordinates": {
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"text": "18 13 N, 63 03 W"
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},
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"time difference": {
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"text": "UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)"
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}
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},
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"Administrative divisions": {
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"text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)"
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},
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"Independence": {
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"text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)"
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},
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"National holiday": {
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"text": "Anguilla Day, 30 May (1967)"
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},
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"Constitution": {
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"text": "several previous; latest 1 April 1982; amended 1990 (2013)"
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},
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"Legal system": {
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"text": "common law based on the English model"
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},
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"Suffrage": {
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"text": "18 years of age; universal"
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},
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"Executive branch": {
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"chief of state": {
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"text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Christina SCOTT (since 23 July 2013)"
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},
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"head of government": {
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"text": "Chief Minister Hubert HUGHES (since 16 February 2010)"
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},
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"cabinet": {
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"text": "Executive Council appointed by the governor from among elected members of the House of Assembly"
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},
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"elections/appointments": {
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"text": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed chief minister by the governor"
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}
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},
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"Legislative branch": {
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"description": {
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"text": "unicameral House of Assembly (11 seats; seven members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, two appointed by the governor, and two ex officio members - the attorney general and deputy governor; members serve five-year terms)"
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},
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"elections": {
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"text": "last held on 22 April 2015 (next to be held in 2015)"
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},
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"election results": {
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"text": "percent of vote by party - AUF 54.4%, AUM 38.3%, DOVE 1.4%, independent 5.9%; seats by party - AUF 6, independent 1"
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}
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},
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"Judicial branch": {
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"highest court(s)": {
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"text": "the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the itinerant superior court of record for the 9-member Organization of Eastern Caribbean States to include Anguilla; the ECSC - headquartered on St. Lucia - is headed by the chief justice and is comprised of the Court of Appeal with 3 justices and the High Court with 16 judges; sittings of the Court of Appeal and High Court rotate among the 9 member states; High Court judges reside in 7 member states, though none resides on Anguilla"
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},
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"judge selection and term of office": {
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"text": "Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court chief justice appointed by Her Majesty, Queen ELIZABETH II; other justices and judges appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission; Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 65; High Court judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 62"
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},
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"subordinate courts": {
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"text": "Magistrate's Court; Juvenile Court"
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}
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},
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"Political parties and leaders": {
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"text": "Anguilla United Front or AUF [Victor BANKS] (an alliance of the Anguilla Democratic Party or ADP and the Anguilla National Alliance or ANA) ++ Anguilla United Movement or AUM [Dr. Ellis WEBSTER] ++ Democracy, Opportunity, Vision, and Empowerment Party or DOVE [Sutcliffe HODGE]"
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},
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"International organization participation": {
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"text": "Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), OECS, UNESCO (associate), UPU"
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},
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"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
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"text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)"
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},
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"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
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"text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)"
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},
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"Flag description": {
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"text": "blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Anguillan coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms depicts three orange dolphins in an interlocking circular design on a white background with a turquoise-blue field below; the white in the background represents peace; the blue base symbolizes the surrounding sea, as well as faith, youth, and hope; the three dolphins stand for endurance, unity, and strength"
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},
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"National symbol(s)": {
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"text": "dolphin"
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},
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"National anthem": {
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"name": {
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"text": "\"God Bless Anguilla\""
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},
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"lyrics/music": {
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"text": "Alex RICHARDSON"
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},
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"note": {
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"text": "local anthem adopted 1981; as a territory of the United Kingdom, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)"
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}
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}
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},
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"Economy": {
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"Economy - overview": {
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"text": "Anguilla has few natural resources, and the economy depends heavily on luxury tourism, offshore banking, lobster fishing, and remittances from emigrants. Increased activity in the tourism industry has spurred the growth of the construction sector contributing to economic growth. Anguillan officials have put substantial effort into developing the offshore financial sector, which is small but growing. In the medium term, prospects for the economy will depend largely on the tourism sector and, therefore, on revived income growth in the industrialized nations as well as on favorable weather conditions."
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},
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"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
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"text": "$175.4 million (2009 est.) ++ $191.7 million (2008 est.) ++ $108.9 million (2004 est.)"
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},
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"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
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"text": "$175.4 million (2009 est.)"
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},
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"GDP - real growth rate": {
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"text": "-8.5% (2009 est.)"
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},
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"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
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"text": "$12,200 (2008 est.)"
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},
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"GDP - composition, by end use": {
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"household consumption": {
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"text": "76.8%"
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},
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"government consumption": {
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"text": "19.2%"
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},
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"investment in fixed capital": {
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"text": "20.9%"
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},
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"investment in inventories": {
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"text": "0%"
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},
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"exports of goods and services": {
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"text": "41.4%"
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},
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"imports of goods and services": {
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"text": "-58.3% ++ (2014 est.)"
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}
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},
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"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
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"agriculture": {
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"text": "2.6%"
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},
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"industry": {
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"text": "24.4%"
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},
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"services": {
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"text": "73% (2014 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Agriculture - products": {
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"text": "small quantities of tobacco, vegetables; cattle raising"
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},
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"Industries": {
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"text": "tourism, boat building, offshore financial services"
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},
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"Industrial production growth rate": {
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"text": "2% (2014 est.)"
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},
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"Labor force": {
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"text": "6,049 (2001)"
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},
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"Labor force - by occupation": {
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"agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining": {
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"text": "4%"
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},
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"manufacturing": {
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"text": "3%"
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},
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"construction": {
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"text": "18%"
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},
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"transportation and utilities": {
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"text": "10%"
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},
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"commerce": {
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"text": "36%"
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},
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"services": {
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"text": "29% (2000 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Unemployment rate": {
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"text": "8% (2002)"
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},
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"Population below poverty line": {
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"text": "23% (2002 est.)"
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},
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"Household income or consumption by percentage share": {
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"lowest 10%": {
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"text": "NA%"
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},
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"highest 10%": {
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"text": "NA%"
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}
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},
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"Budget": {
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"revenues": {
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"text": "$64.22 million"
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},
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"expenditures": {
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"text": "$65.11 million (2014 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Taxes and other revenues": {
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"text": "36.6% of GDP (2014 est.)"
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},
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"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
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"text": "-0.5% of GDP (2014 est.)"
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},
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"Public debt": {
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"text": "19.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 20.3% of GDP (2013 est.)"
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},
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"Fiscal year": {
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"text": "1 April - 31 March"
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},
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"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
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"text": "3.1% (2014 est.) ++ 3.2% (2013 est.)"
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},
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"Central bank discount rate": {
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"text": "6.5% (31 December 2010) ++ 6.5% (31 December 2009)"
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},
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"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
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"text": "8.9% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 9.08% (31 December 2013 est.)"
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},
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"Stock of narrow money": {
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"text": "$16.7 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $15.95 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
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},
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"Stock of broad money": {
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"text": "$393.3 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $381.8 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
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},
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"Stock of domestic credit": {
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"text": "$474.6 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $460.4 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
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},
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"Current account balance": {
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"text": "-$51.8 million (2014 est.) ++ -$47.9 million (2013 est.)"
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},
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"Exports": {
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"text": "$11.7 million (2014 est.) ++ $4.3 million (2013 est.)"
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},
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"Exports - commodities": {
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"text": "lobster, fish, livestock, salt, concrete blocks, rum"
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},
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"Imports": {
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"text": "$138.3 million (2014 est.) ++ $127.7 million (2013 est.)"
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},
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"Imports - commodities": {
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"text": "fuels, foodstuffs, manufactures, chemicals, trucks, textiles"
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},
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"Debt - external": {
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"text": "$8.8 million (1998)"
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},
|
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"Exchange rates": {
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"text": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - ++ 2.7 (2014 est.) ++ 2.7 (2013 est.) ++ 2.7 (2012 est.) ++ 2.7 (2011 est.) ++ 2.7 (2010 est.)"
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}
|
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},
|
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"Communications": {
|
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"Telephones - fixed lines": {
|
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"total subscriptions": {
|
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"text": "5,900"
|
|
},
|
|
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
|
|
"text": "37 (2014 est.)"
|
|
}
|
|
},
|
|
"Telephones - mobile cellular": {
|
|
"total": {
|
|
"text": "26,000"
|
|
},
|
|
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
|
|
"text": "162 (2014 est.)"
|
|
}
|
|
},
|
|
"Telephone system": {
|
|
"general assessment": {
|
|
"text": "modern internal telephone system"
|
|
},
|
|
"domestic": {
|
|
"text": "fixed-line teledensity is roughly 40 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 170 per 100 persons"
|
|
},
|
|
"international": {
|
|
"text": "country code - 1-264; landing point for the East Caribbean Fiber System submarine cable with links to 13 other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad; microwave radio relay to island of Saint Martin/Sint Maarten (2011)"
|
|
}
|
|
},
|
|
"Broadcast media": {
|
|
"text": "1 private TV station; multi-channel cable TV subscription services are available; about 10 radio stations, one of which is government-owned (2007)"
|
|
},
|
|
"Radio broadcast stations": {
|
|
"text": "AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 2 (2009)"
|
|
},
|
|
"Television broadcast stations": {
|
|
"text": "1 (1997)"
|
|
},
|
|
"Internet country code": {
|
|
"text": ".ai"
|
|
},
|
|
"Internet users": {
|
|
"total": {
|
|
"text": "3,700"
|
|
},
|
|
"percent of population": {
|
|
"text": "26% (2009)"
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
},
|
|
"Transportation": {
|
|
"Airports": {
|
|
"text": "2 (2013)"
|
|
},
|
|
"Airports - with paved runways": {
|
|
"total": {
|
|
"text": "1"
|
|
},
|
|
"1,524 to 2,437 m": {
|
|
"text": "1 (2013)"
|
|
}
|
|
},
|
|
"Airports - with unpaved runways": {
|
|
"total": {
|
|
"text": "1"
|
|
},
|
|
"under 914 m": {
|
|
"text": " ++ 1 (2013)"
|
|
}
|
|
},
|
|
"Roadways": {
|
|
"total": {
|
|
"text": "175 km"
|
|
},
|
|
"paved": {
|
|
"text": "82 km"
|
|
},
|
|
"unpaved": {
|
|
"text": "93 km (2004)"
|
|
}
|
|
},
|
|
"Ports and terminals": {
|
|
"major seaport(s)": {
|
|
"text": "Blowing Point, Road Bay"
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
},
|
|
"Military": {
|
|
"Manpower available for military service": {
|
|
"males age 16-49": {
|
|
"text": "3,641 (2010 est.)"
|
|
}
|
|
},
|
|
"Manpower fit for military service": {
|
|
"males age 16-49": {
|
|
"text": "3,009"
|
|
},
|
|
"females age 16-49": {
|
|
"text": "3,397 (2010 est.)"
|
|
}
|
|
},
|
|
"Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually": {
|
|
"male": {
|
|
"text": "111"
|
|
},
|
|
"female": {
|
|
"text": "113 (2010 est.)"
|
|
}
|
|
},
|
|
"Military - note": {
|
|
"text": "defense is the responsibility of the UK"
|
|
}
|
|
},
|
|
"Transnational Issues": {
|
|
"Disputes - international": {
|
|
"text": "none"
|
|
},
|
|
"Illicit drugs": {
|
|
"text": "transshipment point for South American narcotics destined for the US and Europe"
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
} |