At a glance
Rapidly becoming a luxury destination with high-priced villas and upscale resorts, Anguilla, the most northerly of the British Leeward Islands, retains the laid-back character of a sleepy backwater. Goats still wander the streets and reggae music blares from passing cars.
Fast Facts
- Full name:
- Anguilla
- Capital city:
- The Valley
- Area:
- 60 sq km / 24 sq miles
- Population:
- 11,797
- Time Zone:
- GMT/UTC -4 (Greenwich Mean Time)
- Language:
- English (official)
- Religion:
- Anglican (40%), Methodist (33%), Seventh-Day Adventist (7%), Baptist (5%), Roman Catholic, other
- Currency:
- Eastern Caribbean Dollar
- Electricity:
- 110V 60Hz
- Electric plug details:
- Japanese-style plug with two perpendicular flat blades


