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Antigua and Barbuda

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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. 

Location :

Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

17 03 N, 61 48 W  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West -61.91
North 17.73
East -61.67
South 17.00

Area :

total 442 square km
water 0 square km

Coastline :

153.00 km

Climate :

tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation 

Terrain :

mostly low-lying limestone and coral islands, with some higher volcanic areas 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 0 metres
highest point 402 metres

Natural resources :

pleasant tourism

Land use :

arable land 18.18 %
permanent crops 4.55 %
other 77.27 %

Natural hazards :

hurricanes periodic droughts
tropical storms

current issues :

water management - a major concern because of limited natural fresh water resources - is further hampered by the clearing of trees to increase crop production, causing rainfall to run off quickly 

international agreements :

Biodiversity Climate Change
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Desertification
Endangered Species Environmental Modification
Hazardous Wastes Law of the Sea
Marine Dumping Ozone Layer Protection
Ship Pollution Wetlands
Whaling

Population :

85 632 

Indicators :

Growth rate 1.30 %
Birth rate 16.59 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 2.07 children born/woman
Death rate 5.94 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate 2.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 26.80 %
15-64 years 66.60 %
65 years and over 6.60 %

Median age :

total 29.70 years
male 28.20 years
female 31.10 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years 0.87 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.77 male(s)/female
total population 0.91 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 16.25 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 74.76 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 72.81 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 76.81 years

Religions :

Anglican 25.70 %
Seventh Day Adventist 12.30 %
Pentecostal 10.60 %
Moravian 10.50 %
Roman Catholic 10.40 %
Methodist 7.90 %
Baptist 4.90 %
Church of God 4.50 %
other Christian 5.40 %
other 2.00 %
none 5.80 %

Languages :

English  

Literacy :

total population 85.80 %

Country name :

conventional short form Antigua and Barbuda

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 AG
ISO Numeric 28
ISO3 ATG
FIPS AC
ccTLD ag
English Antigua and Barbuda

Administrative divisions :

6 parishes and 2 dependencies*; Barbuda*, Redonda*, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mary, Saint Paul, Saint Peter, Saint Philip 

Capital :

name Saint John's
geographic coordinates 17 07 N, 61 51 W
time difference -4.00

International organization participation :

ACP AOSIS
C CDB
Caricom FAO
G-77 IBRD
ICAO ICCt
ICRM IDA
IFAD IFC
IFRCS ILO
IMF IMO
IOC ISO (subscriber)
ITU ITUC
Interpol MIGA
NAM OAS
OECS OPANAL
OPCW PetroCaribe
UN UNCTAD
UNESCO UPU
WFTU WHO
WIPO WMO
WTO

Independence :

1981-11-01 

National holiday :

Independence Day

1981-11-01

Executive branch :

Prime Minister Winston Baldwin SPENCER Queen ELIZABETH II

Legislative branch :

UPP 50.90 %
ALP 47.20 %
BPM 1.10 %

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 1 550 000 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 1 180 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate -6.50 %
PPP - per capita 18 100 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 3.80 %
industry 22.00 %
services 74.30 %

Labor force - by occupation :

agriculture 7.00 %
industry 11.00 %
services 82.00 %

Other Indicators :

Unemployment rate 11.00 %
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 1.50 %
Current account balance - 211 000 000 $
Debt external 359 800 000 $

Budget :

revenues 123 700 000 $
expenditures 145 900 000 $

Agriculture - products :

bananas coconuts
cotton cucumbers
fruits livestock
mangoes sugarcane
vegetables

Industries :

alcoholic beverages construction
household appliances light manufacturing
tourism

Energy :

Electricity Production 110 000 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 102 300 000 kWh
Oil Consumption 5 000 bbl/day
Oil Exports 219 bbl/day
Oil Imports 4 690 bbl/day

Value :

84 300 000 $

Commodities :

bedding electronic components
food and live animals handicrafts
petroleum products transportation equipment

Value :

522 799 999 $

Commodities :

chemicals food and live animals
machinery and transportation equipment manufactures
oil

Currency-name :

East Caribbean dollar 

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 38 000
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 136 600
FM Radio broadcast stations 2
Television broadcast stations 2
Internet Country code (ccTLD) ag
Internet Hosts 7 421
Internet Users 65 000

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 2
Roadways - total 1 165 km
Roadways - paved 384 km
Roadways - unpaved 781 km

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