Country Chooser Country InformationAntigua and Barbuda Standards
Road Traffic:left side
Electricity:
Voltage:230V*
Frequency:60 Hz
Plug types:A & B,
Note:*Airport area is reportedly Antigua power is
110V.
Geography
Bordering countries:
Location:
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico
Area:
total: 442.6 sq km (Antigua 280 sq km; Barbuda 161 sq km)
land: 442.6 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Climate:
tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation
Terrain:
mostly low-lying limestone and coral islands, with some higher volcanic areas
Economy
GDP: $750 million (2002 est.)
GDP growth rate: 3.8% (2005 est.)
GDP per capita: $10,900 (2005 est.)
Inflation rate: 0.9% (2005 est.)
Currency: East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Exchange rates:
East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7 (2005), 2.7 (2004), 2.7 (2003), 2.7 (2002), note, fixed rate since 1976
People
Population: 69,108 (July 2006 est.)
Growth rate: 0.55% (2006 est.)
Religions:
Christian (predominantly Anglican with other Protestant, and some Roman Catholic)
Languages:
English (official), local dialects
Government
Capital:
name: Saint John's
time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Independence:
1 November 1981 (from UK)
Note: Information on Antigua and Barbuda was mainly sourced from CIA's World Factbook and may represent an American point of view. To learn more about Antigua and Barbuda, please visit one of the links below.
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