Antigua and Barbuda Country Info - North America

Description and Basic Information

Antigua and Barbuda with its capital St. John's is located in North America (Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean). It covers some 444 square kilometres (2.5 times the size of Washington, DC) with 69,000 citizens. English is the language spoken by people in Antigua and Barbuda.

Antigua and Barbuda are two Caribbean islands (Antigua, pronounced an-tee'-gah and Barbuda), that form a country that lies between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico, off the coast of South America. With few other natural resources, the climate is tropical marine with little seasonal temperature variation. The islands experience hurricanes and tropical storms (July to October), and periodic droughts. 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.

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About Antigua and Barbuda

The topography features mostly low-lying limestone and coral islands, with some higher volcanic areas. The average density of population is about 155 per km². The climate in Antigua and Barbuda can be described as tropical maritime with little seasonal temperature variation. Potential natural disasters are hurricanes and tropical storms (July to October) or periodic droughts.

To reach someone in Antigua and Barbuda dial +1-268 prior to a number. There are 37,400 installed telephones. And there are 134,900 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 850, 900, 1900 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".ag". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 230V - 60Hz. The following list are the 8 regions/states in Antigua and Barbuda we know off.

Demographic Statistics

In the year 2010, the total Antiguan/Barbudan population grew at a rate of 1.3% (or by 1,129 citizens). With 501 deaths and 1,425 babies born, the natural increase rate lies at 1.07%. 204 persons more in total immigrated to the country than emmigrated.

An overview of age distribution in Antigua and Barbuda: Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.