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Anguilla
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island and British dependency (1995 est. pop. 7,500) 35 sq mi (91 sq km), West Indies, northernmost of the Leeward Islands. The capital is the town of The Valley. Its population, which is mainly of African descent, speaks English, the official language. Most Anguillans are Anglican or Methodist. Fishing (mainly lobsters), stock raising, and salt mining are the mainstays of the economy, which includes tourism and offshore banking industries.—continue at Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. (Copyright © 2002-2008 Columbia University Press.)
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Pronunciation:   ng-gw l´ , n- from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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