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Country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
17°03′N 61°48′WAntigua and Barbuda (UK: /ænˈtiːɡə ... bɑːrˈbuːdə/, US: /ænˈtiːɡwə ... bɑːrˈbjuːdə/) is an archipelagic country and microstate in the Leeward Islands of the Caribbean. Antigua and Barbuda borders the Caribbean Sea on the west and the Atlantic Ocean on the east. The islands of Antigua, Barbuda, and Redonda, as well as fifty-one other small offshore islands and islets, make up the territory of Antigua and Barbuda. In 2011, approximately 30% of Antigua and Barbuda's population identified as foreign-born. Antigua and Barbuda boasts a diverse population. The majority of Antiguans and Barbudans speak English and Antiguan Creole, with a rising Spanish-speaking minority. Antigua and Barbuda is the 182nd most populated country, and the 50th most dense.
Antigua and Barbuda | |
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Motto: "Each Endeavouring, All Achieving" | |
Anthem: "Fair Antigua, We Salute Thee" | |
Capital and largest city | St. John's 17°7′N 61°51′W |
Vernacular language | Antiguan and Barbudan Creole |
Working language | English[1] |
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Religion (2020[3]) |
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Demonym(s) | Antiguan and Barbudan |
Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Charles III |
Sir Rodney Williams | |
Gaston Browne | |
Legislature | Parliament |
Senate | |
House of Representatives | |
Formation | |
• Barbuda (Extension of Laws of Antigua) Act | 23 September 1859[4] |
• Annexation of Redonda | 26 March 1872 |
• Parish Boundaries Act | 17 December 1873[5] |
27 February 1967 | |
• Independence | 1 November 1981 |
Area | |
• Total | 440 km2 (170 sq mi) (182nd) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 100,772[6] (182nd) |
• 2011 census | 84,816 |
• Density | 186/km2 (481.7/sq mi) |
GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
• Total | $2.6 billion (196th) |
• Per capita | $25,449[7] (59th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
• Total | $1.95 billion (193rd) |
• Per capita | $19,068[7] (49th) |
HDI (2022) | 0.826[8] very high (54th) |
Currency | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
Driving side | left |
Calling code | +1-268 |
ISO 3166 code | AG |
Internet TLD | .ag |
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With a history stretching back 4,000 years, the Jolly Beach people were among the earliest examples of archaic habitation. During this same period, there was also the Twenty Hill village. In 1632, the British were able to successfully colonize Antigua following thousands of years of indigenous settlement.
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