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| Overview | People | Geography | Economy | Government | Communications | Transport | Military | Map |
| Country | Antigua and Barbuda |
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| Capital | name: Saint John's geographic coordinates: 17 06 N, 61 51 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Population | 69,481 (July 2007 est.) |
| GMT | -4 |
| Location | Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico see map |
| Area | total: 442.6 sq km (Antigua 280 sq km; Barbuda 161 sq km) land: 442.6 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Redonda, 1.6 sq km |
| Ethnic groups | black 91%, mixed 4.4%, white 1.7%, other 2.9% (2001 census) |
| Religions | Anglican 25.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 12.3%, Pentecostal 10.6%, Moravian 10.5%, Roman Catholic 10.4%, Methodist 7.9%, Baptist 4.9%, Church of God 4.5%, other Christian 5.4%, other 2%, none or unspecified 5.8% (2001 census) |
| Languages | English (official), local dialects |
| Government type | constitutional parliamentary democracy |
| National holiday | Independence Day (National Day), 1 November (1981) |
| Constitution | 1 November 1981 |
| Legal system | based on English common law |
| Background | The Siboney were the first to inhabit the islands of Antigua and Barbuda in 2400 B.C., but Arawak Indians populated the islands when COLUMBUS landed on his second voyage in 1493. Early settlements by the Spanish and French were succeeded by the English who formed a colony in 1667. Slavery, established to run the sugar plantations on Antigua, was abolished in 1834. The islands became an independent state within the British Commonwealth of Nations in 1981. |
| Internet country code | .ag |
