ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW • POPULATION (2022 EST.): 15,230 • CAPITAL: The Valley • VISA: No visa needed. A valid passport consistent with return date, an onward or return ticket and proof of suffi cient funds are required • HEALTH: Yellow fever immunization essential if arriving from an infected area. Precautions against hepatitis A, B and typhoid are recommended • CURRENCY: Eastern Caribbean dollar (EC$). All credit cards and U.S. dollar travelers checks used • EXCHANGE RATE (APPROX.): EC$2.70 = $1 • TIME: GMT –4
• ELECTRICITY: 110 volts. No adaptor is needed • DRIVING: Drive on the left. Holders of a foreign driving license must buy a $25 temporary license from car rental agencies • PUBLIC HOLIDAYS (2022): Jan 1, 3; Mar 2; Apr 15, 18; May 1-2, 30; Jun 2, 6; Aug 1, 4-5; Dec 19, 25-27 • LANGUAGE: English • RELIGION: Christian • COUNTRY DIAL CODE: +1 264
CLIMATE Warm all year; hottest from June to October. The rainy season is August to November; the hurricane season is June to November
GETTING THERE • MAJOR GATEWAY: Antigua and San Juan with onward connections. St Maarten by sea and air connection. In Anguilla, Clayton J Lloyd Airport (AXA) is two miles from the island’s capital. • TYPICAL FLYING TIME: From New York, 6h via San Juan. Other U.S. gateways are available. • DEPARTURE TAX: $20 by air and $23 for sea ferry to the French side, $28 by ferry to the Dutch side.