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Country Name Antigua and Barbuda
Government Constitutional Monarchy
Country Area 442.6 sq km (Barbuda 161 sq km, Antigua 280 sq km )
Region Central America and the Caribbean
Location Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and
the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico
Population 69,842 (July 2008 est.)
Religion Christian
Capital St. John's
Major Provinces English Harbour, Codrington
Official Language English
Viewow’s Traveler Notes in Antiqua And Barbuda
International Dialling Code +1+268
Internet Country Code .ag
Time zone GMT -4
Monetary Unit East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
Electric Power 230 V / 60 Hz
Electric Plugs A & B
Flat blade attachment plug
Flat blades with round grounding pin
Tip Etiquette There is no social tipping rule, it depends the customer
Emergency Call in Antiqua And Barbuda
Medical only local numbers
Police only local numbers
Fire only local numbers
Other only local numbers
View of Geography in Antiqua And Barbuda
Coordinates 17 03 N, 61 48 W
Total Area 442.6 sq km (Antigua 280 sq km, Barbuda 161 sq km)
Land Area 442.6 sq km
Water Area 0 sq km
Land Boundaries 0 km
Border Countries 0 km
Costline Lenghts 153 km
Highets Point Boggy Peak 402 m
Lowest Point Caribbean Sea 0 m
Terrain Low-lying limestone and coral islands, with some higher volcanic areas
Climate tropical maritime
View of People in Antiqua And Barbuda
National Name Antigua and Barbuda
Nationality Antiguan, Barbudan
Ethnicity black 91%, mixed 4.4%, white 1.7%, other 2.9% (2001 census)
Languages English (official), local dialects
Religious 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)
Independance day 1 November (1981)
View of Demographics in Antiqua And Barbuda
Population Density 157.6% per sq km (July 2008 est.)
Population Growth 0.508% (2008 est.)
Infant Mortality Rate 17.67 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
Total Fertility Rates 2.22 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Life Expectancy 72.69 years
Birth Rate 16.35 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Death Rate 5.25 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Sex Ratio 1 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
Literacy Rate 85.8% (2003 est.)
Suffrage 18 years of age
View of Economy in Antiqua And Barbuda
Gdp (ppp) $1.526 billion (2007 est.)
Budget revenues: $123.7 million, expenditures: $145.9 million (2000 est.)
Exports $84.3 million (2007 est.)
Imports $522.8 million (2007 est.)
Unemployment Rate 11% (2001 est.)
Labor Force 30,000 (1991)
Inflation Rate 1.5% (2007 est.)
Growth Rate 6.1% (2007 est.)
Arable Land 18.08% (2005)
Industries tourism, construction, light manufacturing (clothing, alcohol, household appliances)
Agriculture cotton, fruits, vegetables, bananas, coconuts, cucumbers, mangoes, sugarcane; livestock
View of Some Facts in Antiqua And Barbuda
Main Lines Phones 40,000 (2006)
Mobile Phones 110,200 (2006)
Internet Hosts 2,133 (2007)
Internet users 32,000 (2006)
Airports 3 (2007)
Gsm GSM 850 / GSM 900 / GSM 1800
Gsm Operator APUA, bmobile, Digicel
Highways 1,165 km (2002)
Merchant Marine 1,102 ships (1000 GRT or over) (2008)
Ports and Terminals Saint John's
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