Antigua and Barbuda (Spanish for "Ancient" and "Bearded") is an island nation located on the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean. As its name suggests, it consists of two major islands – Antigua (pronounced /ænˈtiːɡə/) and Barbuda (/bɑrˈbjuːdə/) – as well as a number of smaller islets. All are close neighbours within the middle of the Leeward Islands and roughly 17 degrees north of the equator.
Antigua has a population of 82,000, comprising chiefly a mixture of people of West African, British and Portuguese descent. The islands of Antigua and Barbuda are part of the Lesser Antilles archipelago. To the south of Antigua and Barbuda lie the islands of Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago. Montserrat lies to the southwest; Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Eustatius are to the west, and Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin and Anguilla are to the northwest.
Antigua has a population of 82,000, comprising chiefly a mixture of people of West African, British and Portuguese descent. The islands of Antigua and Barbuda are part of the Lesser Antilles archipelago. To the south of Antigua and Barbuda lie the islands of Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago. Montserrat lies to the southwest; Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Eustatius are to the west, and Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin and Anguilla are to the northwest.
Capital(and largest city)
Saint John's17°7′N 61°51′W / 17.117°N 61.85°W / 17.117; -61.85
Official languages
English
Demonym
Antiguan, Barbudan
Government
Parliamentary democracyunder a federal constitutional monarchy
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Head of State
Elizabeth II
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Governor-General
Louise Lake-Tack
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Prime Minister
Baldwin Spencer
Independence from the United Kingdom
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Date
November 1, 1981
Area
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Total
442 km2 (195th)108 sq mi
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Water (%)
negligible
Population
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2009 estimate
85,632 (191st)
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Density
194/km2 (57)793/sq mi
GDP (PPP)
2008 estimate
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Total
$1.546 billion[1]
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Per capita
$18,585[1]
GDP (nominal)
2008 estimate
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Total
$1.143 billion[1]
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Per capita
$13,736[1]
HDI (2007)
▲ 0.815 (high) (57th)
Currency
East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Time zone
AST (UTC-4)
Drives on the
left
Internet TLD
.ag
Calling code
+1-268
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