Anguilla

Anguilla A British Overseas Territory

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Capital: The Valley (and Anguilla's largest city) Area Code: +1-264 Country Code: AI Language: English Drivers use left-hand side of road Currency: Eastern Caribbean dollar (XCD) ( Currency converter website link ) ( Tourism and Ex-pat information )

This is an "abridged" article about Anguilla as of Oct, 2024. Source information is available at [ Sources ]

Anguilla (/æŋˈɡwɪlə/ ang-GWIL-ə) is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin. The territory consists of the main island of Anguilla, approximately 16 miles (26 kilometres) long by 3 miles (5 km) wide at its widest point, together with several much smaller islands and cays with no permanent population. The territory's capital is The Valley. The total land area of the territory is 35 square miles (91 km2), with a population of approximately 15,753

Etymology

The native Arawak name for the island was Malliouhana.

About the island's shape, the Italian anguilla, meaning "eel" (in turn, from the Latin diminutive of anguis, "snake") was used as its name. Anguillan tradition holds that Christopher Columbus named the island.

Spanking and Spanking Art in Anguilla

In the 20th century, school corporal punishment fell out of fashion and was gradually banned in many countries, a trend that continues until the present day.

As of May 2008, Anguilla permits corporal punishment in schools.

( We have no further information from SAOTK as of Oct, 2024 )

JCP in Anguilla (from Corpun.com

Anguilla is one of the surviving British Overseas Territories. Formerly part of St Kitts, it became a separate jurisdiction in 1967.

As of December 1998, according to the UK House of Lords, there was no judicial corporal punishment or prison CP in Anguilla.

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