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Antigua & Barbuda
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| Short Information | Capital: Saint John
Language: English
Currency: East Caribbean dollar (XCD) | |
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 General details about Antigua & Barbuda |  CAPITAL CITY OF Antigua & Barbuda: Saint John
LANGUAGE OF Antigua & Barbuda: English
CURRENCY OF Antigua & Barbuda: East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
COMMENTS ABOUT Antigua & Barbuda:
Antigua and Barbuda are two Caribbean islands, that form a country that lies between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean
Cities : Saint John's (Capital), Codrington
Best Places : English Harbour, Dickenson Bay, Half Moon Bay
Electricity : 230V/60Hz (UK plug)
Calling Code : +1268
Time Zone : UTC -4
The Siboney were the first to inhabit the islands of Antigua and Barbuda in 2400 B.C., but Arawak and Carib 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.
CLIMATE OF Antigua & Barbuda: The climate is tropical marine with little seasonal temperature variation. The islands experience hurricanes and tropical storms (July to October), and periodic droughts.
RELIGION OF Antigua & Barbuda: Christian, (predominantly Anglican with other Protestant, and some Roman Catholic)
POPULATION OF Antigua & Barbuda: 68,320 (July 2004 est.) Ethnic groups:black, British, Portuguese, Lebanese, Syrian
ECONOMY OVERVIEW OF Antigua & Barbuda: Tourism continues to dominate the economy, accounting for more than half of GDP. Weak tourist arrival numbers since early 2000 have slowed the economy, however, and pressed the government into a tight fiscal corner. The dual-island nation's agricultural production is focused on the domestic market and constrained by a limited water supply and a labor shortage stemming from the lure of higher wages in tourism and construction. Manufacturing comprises enclave-type assembly for export with major products being bedding, handicrafts, and electronic components. Prospects for economic growth in the medium term will continue to depend on income growth in the industrialized world, especially in the US, which accounts for slightly more than one-third of tourist arrivals.
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