Antigua and Barbuda

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Antigua and Barbuda
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National motto:
Each Endeavouring, All Achieving
Location of Antigua and Barbuda
Official language: English
Capital:
 - Population:
Saint John's
24,226 (2000)
Head of State: Elizabeth II, Queen
represented by

Sir James Carlisle, Governor General
Head of Government: Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister
Area:
 - Total:
 - % water:
Ranked 180th:
442 km²
Negligible
Population:
 - Total:
 - Density:
Ranked 185th
67,448 (2002)
152/km²
Independence:
From the UK
November 1, 1981
National Day: 1 November (Independence Day)
Religions: Anglican 44%;
Moravian;
Roman Catholic
Currency: East Caribbean dollar (EC$) = 100 cents
Time zone: UTC -4
National anthem: Fair Antigua, We Salute Thee/Fair Antigua and Barbuda
Internet TLD: .ag
Calling Code: 1-268

Antigua and Barbuda is an island nation located in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Antigua and Barbuda are part of the Lesser Antilles archipelago.

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Independent: Antigua and Barbuda | Bahamas | Barbados | Belize | Canada | Costa Rica | Cuba | Dominica | Dominican Republic | El Salvador | Grenada | Guatemala | Haiti | Honduras | Jamaica | Mexico | Nicaragua | Panama | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Lucia | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Trinidad and Tobago | United States
Governed by other countries: Anguilla | Aruba | Bermuda | British Virgin Islands | Cayman Islands | Greenland | Guadeloupe | Martinique | Montserrat | Navassa Island | Netherlands Antilles | Puerto Rico | Saint-Pierre and Miquelon | Turks and Caicos Islands | U.S. Virgin Islands


Countries and territories in the Caribbean (West Indies)
Antigua and Barbuda | Bahamas | Barbados | Cuba | Dominica | Dominican Republic | Grenada | Haiti | Jamaica | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Lucia | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Trinidad and Tobago
Governed by other countries: Anguilla | Aruba | British Virgin Islands | Cayman Islands | Guadeloupe | Martinique | Montserrat | Navassa Island | Netherlands Antilles | Puerto Rico | Turks and Caicos Islands | U.S. Virgin Islands


Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
Antigua and Barbuda | Bahamas¹ | Barbados | Belize | Dominica | Grenada | Guyana | Haiti | Jamaica | Montserrat | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Lucia | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Suriname | Trinidad and Tobago
Associate members: Anguilla | Bermuda | Cayman Islands | British Virgin Islands | Turks and Caicos Islands
Observer countries: Aruba | Colombia | Dominican Republic | Mexico | Netherlands Antilles | Puerto Rico | Venezuela
¹ Member of the community but not the Caribbean (CARICOM) Single Market and Economy.