Disputes - international:
90,000 Angolan refugees were repatriated by 2004, the remaining
refugees in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia are
expected to return in 2005; many Cabinda exclave secessionists have
sought shelter in neighboring states
Refugees and internally displaced persons:
IDPs: 40,000-60,000 (27-year civil war ending in 2002; 4 million
IDPs already have returned) (2004)
Illicit drugs:
used as a transshipment point for cocaine destined for Western
Europe and other African states
This page was last updated on 20 October, 2005
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@Anguilla
Introduction Anguilla
Background:
Colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts in 1650, Anguilla
was administered by Great Britain until the early 19th century, when
the island - against the wishes of the inhabitants - was
incorporated into a single British dependency, along with Saint
Kitts and Nevis. Several attempts at separation failed. In 1971, two
years after a revolt, Anguilla was finally allowed to secede; this
arrangement was formally recognized in 1980, with Anguilla becoming
a separate British dependency.
Geography Anguilla
Location:
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic
Ocean, east of Puerto Rico