The 2010 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency
December 2008 est.)
Stock of narrow money:
$19.03 million (31 December 2009) country comparison to the world: 186 $19.57 million (31 December 2008)
Stock of broad money:
$458.9 million (31 December 2009) country comparison to the world: 171 $470.6 million (31 December 2008)
Stock of domestic credit:
$529.6 million (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 162 $447.7 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Agriculture - products:
small quantities of tobacco, vegetables; cattle raising
Industries:
tourism, boat building, offshore financial services
Industrial production growth rate:
NA%
Electricity - production:
NA kWh
Current account balance:
-$42.87 million (2003 est.) country comparison to the world: 69
Exports:
$119.5 million (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 189
Exports - commodities:
lobster, fish, livestock, salt, concrete blocks, rum
Imports:
$143 million (2006) country comparison to the world: 204
Imports - commodities:
fuels, foodstuffs, manufactures, chemicals, trucks, textiles
Debt - external:
$8.8 million (1998) country comparison to the world: 192
Exchange rates:
East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - 2.7 (2007), 2.7 (2006), 2.7 (2005), 2.7 (2004), 2.7 (2003)
note: fixed rate since 1976
Communications ::Anguilla
Telephones - main lines in use:
6,300 (2009) country comparison to the world: 209
Telephones - mobile cellular:
27,000 (2009) country comparison to the world: 204
Telephone system:
general assessment: NA
domestic: modern internal telephone system
international: country code - 1–264; landing point for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) 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 (2007)
Broadcast media:
1 private television station; multi-channel cable TV subscription services are available; about 10 radio stations, one of which is government-owned (2007)
Internet country code:
.ai
Internet hosts:
271 (2010) country comparison to the world: 186
Internet users:
3,700 (2009) country comparison to the world: 207
Transportation ::Anguilla
Airports:
3 (2010) country comparison to the world: 195
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2010)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 2
under 914 m: 2 (2010)
Roadways:
total: 175 km country comparison to the world: 209 paved: 82 km
unpaved: 93 km (2004)
Ports and terminals:
Blowing Point, Road Bay
Military ::Anguilla
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16–49: 3,611 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16–49: 2,987
females age 16–49: 3,354 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 111
female: 111 (2010 est.)
Military - note:
defense is the responsibility of the UK
Transnational Issues ::Anguilla
Disputes - international:
none
Illicit drugs:
transshipment point for South American narcotics destined for the US and Europe
page last updated on December 29, 2010
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@Antarctica (Antarctica)
Introduction ::Antarctica
Background:
Speculation over the existence of a "southern land" was not confirmed until the early 1820s when British and American commercial operators and British and Russian national expeditions began exploring the Antarctic Peninsula region and other areas south of the Antarctic Circle. Not until 1840 was it established that Antarctica was indeed a continent and not just a group of islands or an area of ocean. Several exploration "firsts" were achieved in the early 20th century, but generally the area saw little human activity. Following World War II, however, there was an upsurge in scientific research on the continent. A number of countries have set up a range of year-round and seasonal stations, camps, and refuges to support scientific research in Antarctica. Seven have made territorial claims, but not all countries recognize these claims. In order to form a legal framework for the activities of nations on the continent, an Antarctic Treaty was negotiated that neither denies nor gives recognition to existing territorial claims; signed in 1959, it entered into force in 1961.
Geography ::Antarctica
Location:
continent mostly south of the Antarctic Circle
Geographic coordinates:
90 00 S, 0 00 E
Map references:
Antarctic Region
Area:
total: 14 million sq km
land: 14 million sq km (280,000 sq km ice-free, 13.72 million sq km ice-covered) (est.)
note: fifth-largest continent, following Asia, Africa, North America, and South America, but larger than Australia and the subcontinent of Europe
Area - comparative:
slightly less than 1.5 times the size of the US
Land boundaries:
0 km
note: see entry on Disputes - international
Coastline:
17,968 km
Maritime claims:
Australia, Chile, and Argentina claim Exclusive Economic