Anguilla
Americas ยท Capital: The Valley
How it is run: Anguilla is a territory or observer, so some decisions about it are made elsewhere. The research links below explain who is in charge.
Anguilla is home to a community in Caribbean, where people speak English.
Numbers that tell a story ๐ข
๐ฅ People
Not counted in world data
๐บ๏ธ Land
91 kmยฒ
Smaller than most big cities โ you could cross it in an afternoon.
๐๏ธ How crowded
Not enough data
๐ Size in its region
Part of Americas
51st largest by land in Americas.
๐ฃ๏ธ Official languages
English
๐ฐ Money
Eastern Caribbean dollar ($)
Everyday details ๐งญ
๐ Phone code
+1264
Dial this before the number to call from another country.
๐ Websites end in
.ai
๐ง People here are called
Anguillian
๐ท๏ธ Name at home
Anguilla
๐ Coast or inland
Has a coastline
๐๏ธ UN voting group
Not a UN member
Neighbours & borders ๐ค
Anguilla has no land borders at all. It is surrounded by water, so boats and planes are the way in and out.
Say its name around the world ๐ฃ๏ธ
Countries have different names in different languages. Try these with a penpal.
Spanish
Anguilla
French
Anguilla
Arabic
ุฃูุบูููุง
Chinese
ๅฎๅญๆ
Japanese
ใขใณใฎใฉ
Russian
ะะฝะณะธะปัั
Portuguese
Anguilla
German
Anguilla
Put it in perspective ๐
- All of Anguilla would fit inside one large national park in many other countries.
Fast facts ๐ง
Fact of the day: Anguilla lies in the tropics, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, so the sun gets very high overhead.
๐ท๏ธ Official name
Anguilla
๐๏ธ Capital
The Valley
๐ Region
Americas ยท Caribbean
๐ค Country code
AI
๐๏ธ UN status
Not a UN member state
๐ฉ Independence
Linked territory
More about Anguilla ๐
๐งญ Where on the map
18.3ยฐ N, 63.2ยฐ W
๐ Half of the world
Northern & Western hemisphere
๐ฐ๏ธ Clock check
Roughly UTC-4 โ when it is noon in London it is about 08:00 in The Valley.
- Anguilla is a territory linked to another country, so some decisions are made elsewhere.
- Anguilla sits in Caribbean, in the northern and western half of the globe.
- Anguilla lies in the tropics, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, so the sun gets very high overhead.
- Anguilla is close to the line of 0ยฐ longitude, so its clocks are near the world's reference time (UTC).
- Anguilla is not a full UN member state, so it doesn't get its own vote in the General Assembly.
Countries nearby ๐ค
Talk about it ๐ฌ
- Anguilla has 1 official language. How would your school day change if lessons were taught in more than one language?
- Anguilla can trade by sea. What should a country protect first: its ports, its fishing waters, or its beaches?
- If Anguilla spoke at the General Assembly tomorrow, what one problem should its delegate ask the world to help fix?
Quick quiz ๐งช
Guess first, then tap to check your answer.
What is the capital of Anguilla?
The Valley
Which money do people spend in Anguilla?
Eastern Caribbean dollar ($)
How many countries share a land border with Anguilla?
None โ no land neighbours at all.
Roughly how many people live in Anguilla?
World data does not count this place separately.
Keep researching ๐
Everything here is a starting point. These trusted sites, databases and libraries will take you further โ and they are the kind of sources a teacher will accept in a report.
Start here โ kid-friendly encyclopedias ๐
Short articles written for students, with maps and photos you can use in a report.
Official data & government sources ๐๏ธ
Primary sources. Cite these when your teacher asks for real data.
News & current policy ๐ฐ
Use two different outlets before you decide what you think.
Your library card ๐ซ
Libraries give you books, databases and librarians โ all free.
Library tip: Ask your school or public librarian for their online databases (like Gale in Context or EBSCO Explora). Your library card unlocks them for free at home, and they are already checked by adults for school use.