• **Smallest member of CARICOM** in land area — just 35 sq mi (91 km²). • **Population: ~15,750** — fewer people than a small American suburb, but with one of the highest per-capita ratings of world-class restaurants in the world. • **35 named beaches** along 35 miles of coastline — meaning, on average, one beach per mile of shore. No commercial development directly on the beach is allowed by law. • **The 1967 Anguillian Revolution** is one of the only successful peaceful revolutions in modern history. • **Highest point**: Crocus Hill at just 65 metres (213 feet). • **No rivers** — fresh water comes from cisterns and desalination. Average annual rainfall: only 35 inches. • **Anguilla means "eel"** in Spanish — from the long, narrow shape (16 miles long, 3 miles wide max). • **Currency oddity**: locals quote prices in Eastern Caribbean Dollars (pegged 2.70 = 1 USD) but expect US dollars. • **Beach record**: Shoal Bay East has been ranked in the world's top 10 beaches by CNN, TripAdvisor, Conde Nast Traveler, and Forbes — repeatedly. • **Drives on the LEFT** (British Overseas Territory) — but most cars sold here are LEFT-HAND drive. • **Bankie Banx**, Anguilla's legendary reggae musician, built the Dune Preserve at Rendezvous Bay from driftwood. His annual Moonsplash festival every March is a Caribbean musical pilgrimage. • **No traffic lights** on the entire island. • **The Anguilla flag**: three dolphins on a white background symbolizing strength, unity, and endurance. Adopted in 1990. • **Fountain Cavern**, near Shoal Bay, contains the largest concentration of Taíno petroglyphs in the entire Lesser Antilles. • **About 90%** of Anguillians are of African descent. • **Coastline length**: 61 km (38 miles) — almost entirely beach or limestone cliff. • **Anguilla Summer Festival** (early August): the country's Carnival. • **Annual Moonsplash Festival** (March, full moon): Bankie Banx's reggae festival. • **Wallblake House** (1787): Anguilla's oldest surviving building.