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About Anguilla

Language English
Government British Dependent Territory
Capital The Valley
Population approx. 14,000 people
Size 35 sq. miles (102sqkm), 16 miles long & 3 miles wide at widest point
Location Eastern Caribbean, most northerly of the Leeward Islands - 18N / 63W
Temperature 81°F or 27C (monthly mean temperature) Month                      Day                                       Night
May - October          29C-32C or 84F-90F             26C-29C or 78F-84F
Nov - April                26C-30C or 78F-86F             23C-26C or 73F-78F
Rainfall 35 inches 889 mm per year

  Humidity 60% to 70%, always a cooling breeze from the east
Time Zone -5 hours (Winter) -6 hours (Summer) to MEZ (Europe)
Currency Eastern Caribbean Dollar (US currency widely accepted) 1 US$ = 2.68 EC$
Electricity 110 Volts AC (US Standard)
Driving On left, license required  (US$ 20.00 for 3 months permit)
Rentals Car, jeeps (US$40.00 to US$70.00), scooters (not recommended) & bikes
Airports

Wallblake Airport: American Eagle, WINAIR & LIAT and Trans Anguilla

Ferry From Marigot, St. Martin to Blowing Point, Anguilla, 20 minute crossing, half hour intervals 7:30am - 6:15pm. last boat at 7:00pm Marigot to Blowing Point. Charter service available from Blowing Point to Princess Juliana Airport.
Entry Passport and return or onward ticket required. No Immunization required. Contact the Agricultural Dept. (264)497-2615 for info on pets.
Dress Code Casual, in good taste. (Short-shorts, bikinis, bra-type tops and topless in both men and women are undesirable in public places; nude and topless swimming and/or sunbathing are not permitted.) All beaches are public.
Medical Services Well equipped public Hospital and private Clinic. Health Clinics in Villages and private practitioners (including specialists).
   

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Last modified: 04/08/08