Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda is a twin-island nation lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It consists of two major inhabited islands, Antigua and Barbuda, and a number of smaller islands...

(Spanish

Spanish language

Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...

 for Ancient and Bearded) is an sovereign island nation

Island nation

An island country is a state whose primary territory consists of one or more islands or parts of islands. As of 2011, 47 of the 193 UN member states are island countries.-Politics:...

 located in the eastern Caribbean Sea

Caribbean Sea

The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....

 west of the Atlantic Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...

. There are two major islands - Antigua

Antigua

Antigua , also known as Waladli, is an island in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region, the main island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua means "ancient" in Spanish and was named by Christopher Columbus after an icon in Seville Cathedral, Santa Maria de la...

  and Barbuda

Barbuda

Barbuda is an island in the Eastern Caribbean, and forms part of the state of Antigua and Barbuda. It has a population of about 1,500, most of whom live in the town of Codrington.-Location:...

 (/bɑrˈbjuːdə/), which are close neighbors within the middle of the Leeward Islands

Leeward Islands

The Leeward Islands are a group of islands in the West Indies. They are the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles chain. As a group they start east of Puerto Rico and reach southward to Dominica. They are situated where the northeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic Ocean...

, roughly 17 degrees north

17th parallel north

The 17th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 17 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, Central America, the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean....

 of the equator.

The islands of Antigua and Barbuda are part of the Lesser Antilles

Lesser Antilles

The Lesser Antilles are a long, partly volcanic island arc in the Western Hemisphere. Most of its islands form the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean, with the remainder located in the southern Caribbean just north of South America...

 archipelago

Archipelago

An archipelago , sometimes called an island group, is a chain or cluster of islands. The word archipelago is derived from the Greek ἄρχι- – arkhi- and πέλαγος – pélagos through the Italian arcipelago...

. To the south of Antigua and Barbuda lie the islands of Guadeloupe

Guadeloupe

Guadeloupe is an archipelago located in the Leeward Islands, in the Lesser Antilles, with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres and a population of 400,000. It is the first overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. As with the other overseas departments, Guadeloupe...

, Dominica

Dominica

Dominica , officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island nation in the Lesser Antilles region of the Caribbean Sea, south-southeast of Guadeloupe and northwest of Martinique. Its size is and the highest point in the country is Morne Diablotins, which has an elevation of . The Commonwealth...

, Martinique

Martinique

Martinique is an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, with a land area of . Like Guadeloupe, it is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. To the northwest lies Dominica, to the south St Lucia, and to the southeast Barbados...

, Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia is an island country in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. It covers a land area of 620 km2 and has an...

, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island country in the Lesser Antilles chain, namely in the southern portion of the Windward Islands, which lie at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean....

, Barbados

Barbados

Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...

, Grenada

Grenada

Grenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea...

 and Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...

. Montserrat

Montserrat

Montserrat is a British overseas territory located in the Leeward Islands, part of the chain of islands called the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies. This island measures approximately long and wide, giving of coastline...

 lies to the southwest; Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis

The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis , located in the Leeward Islands, is a federal two-island nation in the West Indies. It is the smallest sovereign state in the Americas, in both area and population....

 and Sint Eustatius are to the west, and Saint Barthélemy

Saint Barthélemy

Saint Barthélemy , officially the Territorial collectivity of Saint Barthélemy , is an overseas collectivity of France. Often abbreviated to Saint-Barth in French, or St. Barts in English, the indigenous people called the island Ouanalao...

, Saint Martin

Saint Martin

Saint Martin is an island in the northeast Caribbean, approximately east of Puerto Rico. The 87 km2 island is divided roughly 60/40 between France and the Kingdom of the Netherlands ; however, the Dutch side has the larger population. It is one of the smallest sea islands divided between...

 and Anguilla

Anguilla

Anguilla is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin...

 are to the northwest.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to Antigua and Barbuda:

General reference

• Pronunciation
  International Phonetic Alphabet
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  :
• Common English country name: Antigua and Barbuda
  Antigua and Barbuda
  Antigua and Barbuda is a twin-island nation lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It consists of two major inhabited islands, Antigua and Barbuda, and a number of smaller islands...
  
  
• Official English country name: Antigua and Barbuda
  Antigua and Barbuda
  Antigua and Barbuda is a twin-island nation lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It consists of two major inhabited islands, Antigua and Barbuda, and a number of smaller islands...
  
  
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Antiguan
  Antiguan
  Antiguan may refer to:* Something of, or related to Antigua. See also the country, Antigua and Barbuda.* A person from Antigua, or of Antiguan descent. For information about the Antiguan people, see Demographics of Antigua and Barbuda and Culture of Antigua and Barbuda. For specific Antiguans, see...
  
  , Barbudan
  Barbudan
  Barbudan may refer to:* Something of, or related to Barbuda. See also the country, Antigua and Barbuda.* A person from Barbuda, or of Barbudan descent. For information about the Barbudan people, see Demographics of Antigua and Barbuda and Culture of Antigua and Barbuda. For specific Barbudans, see...
  
  
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology
  Etymology
  Etymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts in these languages and texts about the languages to gather knowledge about how words were used during...
  
  : Name of Antigua and Barbuda
• ISO country codes: AG, ATG, 028
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:AG
  ISO 3166-2:AG
  ISO 3166-2:AG is the entry for Antigua and Barbuda in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for Antigua and Barbuda,...
  
  
• Internet
  Internet
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   country code top-level domain
  Country code top-level domain
  A country code top-level domain is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, a sovereign state, or a dependent territory....
  
  : .ag
  .ag
  .ag is the Internet country code top-level domain for Antigua and Barbuda.- Second and third level registrations :Registrations can be made at the second level directly beneath .ag, or at the third level beneath .com.ag, .org.ag, .net.ag, .co.ag, or .nom.ag...
  
  

Geography of Antigua and Barbuda

• Antigua and Barbuda are...
  • island
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    s
  • a country
    Country
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    • an island country
    • a nation state
    • a Commonwealth Realm
      Commonwealth Realm
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• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere
    Northern Hemisphere
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     and Western Hemisphere
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    • North America
      North America
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       (off the East Coast of the United States
      East Coast of the United States
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      , southeast of Puerto Rico
      Puerto Rico
      Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
      
      )
  • Atlantic Ocean
    Atlantic Ocean
    The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
    
    
    • Caribbean
      Caribbean
      The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
      
      
      • Antilles
        Antilles
        The Antilles islands form the greater part of the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. The Antilles are divided into two major groups: the "Greater Antilles" to the north and west, including the larger islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola , and Puerto Rico; and the smaller "Lesser Antilles" on the...
        
        
        • Lesser Antilles
          Lesser Antilles
          The Lesser Antilles are a long, partly volcanic island arc in the Western Hemisphere. Most of its islands form the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean, with the remainder located in the southern Caribbean just north of South America...
          
           (island chain)
          • Leeward Islands
            Leeward Islands
            The Leeward Islands are a group of islands in the West Indies. They are the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles chain. As a group they start east of Puerto Rico and reach southward to Dominica. They are situated where the northeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic Ocean...
            
            
  • Time zone
    Time zone
    A time zone is a region on Earth that has a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes. In order for the same clock time to always correspond to the same portion of the day as the Earth rotates , different places on the Earth need to have different clock times...
    
    : Eastern Caribbean Time (UTC-04)
  • Extreme points of Antigua and Barbuda
    • High: Mount Obama 402 m (1,319 ft)
    • Low: Caribbean Sea
      Caribbean Sea
      The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....
      
       0 m
  • Land boundaries: none
  • Coastline: 153 km
• Population of Antigua and Barbuda: 84,522+(2008) - 198th most populous country
• Area of Antigua and Barbuda: 280 square kilometres (108.1 sq mi) - 198th largest country
• Atlas of Antigua and Barbuda

Environment of Antigua and Barbuda

• Climate of Antigua and Barbuda
• Environmental issues in Antigua and Barbuda
• Ecoregions in Antigua and Barbuda
• Renewable energy in Antigua and Barbuda
• Geology of Antigua and Barbuda
• Protected areas of Antigua and Barbuda
  • Biosphere reserves in Antigua and Barbuda
  • National parks of Antigua and Barbuda
• Wildlife of Antigua and Barbuda
  • Flora of Antigua and Barbuda
  • Fauna of Antigua and Barbuda
    • Birds of Antigua and Barbuda
    • Mammals of Antigua and Barbuda

Natural geographic features of Antigua and Barbuda

• Fjords of Antigua and Barbuda
• Glaciers of Antigua and Barbuda
• Islands of Antigua and Barbuda
• Lakes of Antigua and Barbuda
• Mountains of Antigua and Barbuda
  • Volcanoes in Antigua and Barbuda
• Rivers of Antigua and Barbuda
  • Waterfalls of Antigua and Barbuda
• Valleys of Antigua and Barbuda
• World Heritage Sites in Antigua and Barbuda: None

Ecoregions of Antigua and Barbuda

Main article: Ecoregions in Antigua and Barbuda

Demography of Antigua and Barbuda

Main article: Demographics of Antigua and Barbuda

Demographics of Antigua and Barbuda

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Antigua and Barbuda, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population....

Government and politics of Antigua and Barbuda

Main article: Government of Antigua and Barbuda and Politics of Antigua and Barbuda

Politics of Antigua and Barbuda

The politics of Antigua and Barbuda takes place in a framework of a federal parliamentary representative democratic monarchy, wherein the Sovereign of Antigua and Barbuda is the head of state, appointing a Governor-General to act as vice-regal representative in the nation...

• Form of government
  Form of government
  A form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...
  
  : federal
  Federation
  A federation , also known as a federal state, is a type of sovereign state characterized by a union of partially self-governing states or regions united by a central government...
  
   parliamentary
  Parliamentary system
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   representative democratic
  Representative democracy
  Representative democracy is a form of government founded on the principle of elected individuals representing the people, as opposed to autocracy and direct democracy...
  
   monarchy
  Monarchy
  A monarchy is a form of government in which the office of head of state is usually held until death or abdication and is often hereditary and includes a royal house. In some cases, the monarch is elected...
  
  
• Capital of Antigua and Barbuda: St. John's

• Elections in Antigua and Barbuda
  Elections in Antigua and Barbuda
  Elections in Antigua and Barbuda take place in the framework of a parliamentary democracy.-Electoral system:The country's electoral law was passed on 31 October 1975 and was last amended in 2002. Elections are overseen by the Office of the Supervisor of Elections and an Electoral Commission, which...
  
  
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in Antigua and Barbuda
• Political scandals of Antigua and Barbuda
• Taxation in Antigua and Barbuda
  Taxation in Antigua and Barbuda
  In Antigua and Barbuda, the profits tax for corporations in 2003 was 40%. Incorporated businesses are taxed at 2% of gross income with the first $4,160 of income per month tax-exempt. The income tax, introduced in 1924, was abolished for residents at the end of 1976...
  
  

Executive branch of the government of Antigua and Barbuda

• Head of state
  Head of State
  A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
  
  : Queen of Antigua and Barbuda, Elizabeth II
  • The Monarch's representative: Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda, Louise Lake-Tack
    Louise Lake-Tack
    Dame Louise Agnetha Lake-Tack, GCMG, DStJ is the current Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda.-Background and earlier career:...
    
    
• Head of government
  Head of government
  Head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...
  
  : Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Baldwin Spencer
  Baldwin Spencer
  Winston Baldwin Spencer is the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. He has been Prime Minister since March 24, 2004, when his party, the United Progressive Party , which he had led as the opposition party for several years, won a parliamentary election...
  
  
• Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda

Legislative branch of the government of Antigua and Barbuda

• Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda
  Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda
  The Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda consists of:*HM Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda*The Senate *The House of Representatives -External links:**...
  
   (bicameral)
  • Upper house
    Upper house
    An upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...
    
    : Senate of Antigua and Barbuda
    Senate of Antigua and Barbuda
    The Senate is the Upper House of Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda. It consists of 17 members appointed by the Governor General. Ten Members are appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister, four on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition, one on the advice of the Barbuda Council, one resident...
    
    
  • Lower house
    Lower house
    A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...
    
    : House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda
    House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda
    The House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral parliament.The current House of Representatives, formed following elections held on 12 March 2009, has a total of 19 members. 17 members are directly elected to five year terms from single member...
    
    

Judicial branch of the government of Antigua and Barbuda

• Antigua and Barbuda is a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice
  Caribbean Court of Justice
  The Caribbean Court of Justice is the judicial institution of the Caribbean Community . Established in 2001, it is based in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago....
  
   - but the court's date of inauguration to be the Supreme Court of Appeal
  Supreme Court of Appeal
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   has been delayed

• Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
  Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
  The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is one of the highest courts in the United Kingdom. Established by the Judicial Committee Act 1833 to hear appeals formerly heard by the King in Council The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) is one of the highest courts in the United...
  
  
  • Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
    Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
    The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court is a superior Court of record for the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States , including six independent states: Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and three British...
    
     - based in Saint Lucia
    • Court of Summary Jurisdiction of Antigua and Barbuda - one judge of the Supreme Court is a resident of the islands and presides over this court

Foreign relations of Antigua and Barbuda

• Diplomatic missions in Antigua and Barbuda
• Diplomatic missions of Antigua and Barbuda
  Diplomatic missions of Antigua and Barbuda
  This is a list of diplomatic missions of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda's diplomatic network does not extend to any neighbouring Caribbean countries...
  
  

International organization membership

The government of Antigua and Barbuda is a member of:

• African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
• Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)
• Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom)
• Caribbean Development Bank
  Caribbean Development Bank
  The Caribbean Development Bank is a financial institution which assists Caribbean nations in financing social and economic programs in its member countries...
  
   (CDB)
• Commonwealth of Nations
  Commonwealth of Nations
  The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...
  
  
• Food and Agriculture Organization
  Food and Agriculture Organization
  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and...
  
   (FAO)
• Group of 77
  Group of 77
  The Group of 77 at the United Nations is a loose coalition of developing nations, designed to promote its members' collective economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations. There were 77 founding members of the organization, but the organization has...
  
   (G77)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development is one of five institutions that compose the World Bank Group. The IBRD is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by World War II. Now, its mission has expanded to fight...
  
   (IBRD)
• International Civil Aviation Organization
  International Civil Aviation Organization
  The International Civil Aviation Organization , pronounced , , is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth...
  
   (ICAO)
• International Criminal Court
  International Criminal Court
  The International Criminal Court is a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression .It came into being on 1 July 2002—the date its founding treaty, the Rome Statute of the...
  
   (ICCt)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association
  International Development Association
  The International Development Association , is the part of the World Bank that helps the world’s poorest countries. It complements the World Bank's other lending arm — the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development — which serves middle-income countries with capital investment and...
  
   (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
  International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
  The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is a humanitarian institution that is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement along with the ICRC and 186 distinct National Societies...
  
   (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation
  International Finance Corporation
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   (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development
  International Fund for Agricultural Development
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   (IFAD)
• International Labour Organization
  International Labour Organization
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   (ILO)
• International Maritime Organization
  International Maritime Organization
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   (IMO)
• International Monetary Fund
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   (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee
  International Olympic Committee
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   (IOC)

• International Organization for Standardization
  International Organization for Standardization
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   (ISO) (subscriber)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
  International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
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   (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union
  International Telecommunication Union
  The International Telecommunication Union is the specialized agency of the United Nations which is responsible for information and communication technologies...
  
   (ITU)
• International Trade Union Confederation
  International Trade Union Confederation
  The International Trade Union Confederation is the world's largest trade union federation. It was formed on November 1, 2006 out of the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and the World Confederation of Labour...
  
   (ITUC)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
  Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
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   (MIGA)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
• Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Organization of American States
  Organization of American States
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   (OAS)
• Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)
• United Nations
  United Nations
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   (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development was established in 1964 as a permanent intergovernmental body. It is the principal organ of the United Nations General Assembly dealing with trade, investment, and development issues....
  
   (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• Universal Postal Union
  Universal Postal Union
  The Universal Postal Union is an international organization that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system. The UPU contains four bodies consisting of the Congress, the Council of Administration , the Postal Operations Council and the...
  
   (UPU)
• World Confederation of Labour
  World Confederation of Labour
  The World Confederation of Labour was an international labour organization founded in 1920 and based in Europe. Totalitarian governments of the 1930s repressed the federation and imprisoned many of its leaders, limiting operations until the end of World War II...
  
   (WCL)
• World Federation of Trade Unions
  World Federation of Trade Unions
  The World Federation of Trade Unions was established in 1945 to replace the International Federation of Trade Unions. Its mission was to bring together trade unions across the world in a single international organization, much like the United Nations...
  
   (WFTU)
• World Health Organization
  World Health Organization
  The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
  
   (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization
  World Intellectual Property Organization
  The World Intellectual Property Organization is one of the 17 specialized agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967 "to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world"....
  
   (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization
  World Meteorological Organization
  The World Meteorological Organization is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 189 Member States and Territories. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization , which was founded in 1873...
  
   (WMO)
• World Trade Organization
  World Trade Organization
  The World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which commenced in 1948...
  
   (WTO)

Law and order in Antigua and Barbuda

Main article: Law of Antigua and Barbuda

• Capital punishment in Antigua and Barbuda
• Constitution of Antigua and Barbuda
• Crime in Antigua and Barbuda
• Human rights in Antigua and Barbuda
  • LGBT rights in Antigua and Barbuda
    LGBT rights in Antigua and Barbuda
    Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons in Antigua and Barbuda face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT citizens. Same-sex sexual acts are illegal in Antigua and Barbuda. Male and female same-sex sexual acts carry a penalty of 5 years imprisonment...
    
    
  • Freedom of religion in Antigua and Barbuda
• Law enforcement in Antigua and Barbuda
  Law enforcement in Antigua and Barbuda
  Law enforcement in Antigua and Barbuda is primarily carried out by the 350-strong Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda. Additionally, the 185-strong Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force may act as Military Aid to the Civil Power....
  
  

Military of Antigua and Barbuda

Main article: Military of Antigua and Barbuda

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief
    Commander-in-Chief
    A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military...
    
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    • Ministry of Defence of Antigua and Barbuda
• Forces
  • Army of Antigua and Barbuda
  • Navy of Antigua and Barbuda
  • Air Force of Antigua and Barbuda
  • Special forces of Antigua and Barbuda
• Military history of Antigua and Barbuda
• Military ranks of Antigua and Barbuda

History of Antigua and Barbuda

Main article: History of Antigua and Barbuda

History of Antigua and Barbuda

The history of Antigua and Barbuda can be separated into three distinct eras. In the first, the islands were inhabited by three successive Amerindian societies. The islands were neglected by the first wave of European colonisation, but were settled by England in 1632. Under British control, the...

, Timeline of the history of Antigua and Barbuda, and Current events of Antigua and Barbuda

• Economic history of Antigua and Barbuda
• Military history of Antigua and Barbuda

Culture of Antigua and Barbuda

Main article: Culture of Antigua and Barbuda

• Architecture of Antigua and Barbuda
• Cuisine of Antigua and Barbuda
  Cuisine of Antigua and Barbuda
  Antigua and Barbuda cuisine refers to the cuisines of the Caribbean islands Antigua and Barbuda. The national dish is fungie and pepper pot. Fungie is a dish that's similar to Italian Polenta, made mostly with cornmeal. Other local dishes include ducana, seasoned rice, saltfish and lobster...
  
  
• Ethnic minorities in Antigua and Barbuda
• Festivals in Antigua and Barbuda
• Humor in Antigua and Barbuda
• Languages of Antigua and Barbuda
• Media in Antigua and Barbuda
• National symbols of Antigua and Barbuda
  • Coat of arms of Antigua and Barbuda
    Coat of arms of Antigua and Barbuda
    The coat of arms of Antigua and Barbuda was designed in 1966 by Gordon Christopher. It was officially introduced on 16 February 1967. The symbolism of the arms is more complex than that found on the Flag of Antigua and Barbuda, but many elements are similar....
    
    
  • Flag of Antigua and Barbuda
    Flag of Antigua and Barbuda
    The national flag of Antigua and Barbuda was adopted on February 27, 1967, and was designed by a nationally acclaimed artist and sculptor, Sir Reginald Samuel. The rising sun symbolises the dawning of a new era. The colours have different meanings, the black is for the African ancestry of the...
    
    
  • National anthem of Antigua and Barbuda
• People of Antigua and Barbuda
• Prostitution in Antigua and Barbuda
• Public holidays in Antigua and Barbuda
  Public holidays in Antigua and Barbuda
  Holidays in the country of Antigua and Barbuda -- 2009...
  
  
• Records of Antigua and Barbuda
• Religion in Antigua and Barbuda
  Religion in Antigua and Barbuda
  According to the 2001 census, which has the most reliable figures available, 74 percent of the population of Antigua and Barbuda is Christian. The Anglican Church is the largest religious denomination, accounting for an estimated 26 percent of the population. The Methodist, Moravian, and Roman...
  
  
  • Buddhism in Antigua and Barbuda
  • Christianity in Antigua and Barbuda
  • Hinduism in Antigua and Barbuda
  • Islam in Antigua and Barbuda
    Islam in Antigua and Barbuda
    The statistics for Islam in Antigua and Barbuda estimate a total Muslim population of about 200, representing 0.3 percent of the total population of 67,448. Most of the Muslim of the islands are Arabs of Syrian or Lebanese descent. There are two known Islamic organizations in St...
    
    
  • Judaism in Antigua and Barbuda
  • Sikhism in Antigua and Barbuda
• World Heritage Sites in Antigua and Barbuda: None

Art in Antigua and Barbuda

• Art in Antigua and Barbuda
• Cinema of Antigua and Barbuda
• Literature of Antigua and Barbuda
• Music of Antigua and Barbuda
  Music of Antigua and Barbuda
  Antigua and Barbuda is a Caribbean nation in the Lesser Antilles island chain. The country is a second home for many of the pan-Caribbean genres of popular music, and has produced stars in calypso, soca, steeldrum, zouk and reggae...
  
  
• Television in Antigua and Barbuda
• Theatre in Antigua and Barbuda

Sports in Antigua and Barbuda

Main article: Sports in Antigua and Barbuda

• Football in Antigua and Barbuda
  Football in Antigua and Barbuda
  Football in Antigua and Barbuda is one of the Caribbean country's most popular sports. It is second only to cricket....
  
  
• Antigua and Barbuda at the Olympics
  Antigua and Barbuda at the Olympics
  Antigua and Barbuda first competed at the Olympic Games in 1976, and has participated in each Games since then, missing only the 1980 Summer Olympics by participating in the American-led boycott of those games...
  
  

Economy and infrastructure of Antigua and Barbuda

Main article: Economy of Antigua and Barbuda

Economy of Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda's economy is service-based, with tourism and government services representing the key sources of employment and income. Tourism accounts directly or indirectly for more than half of GDP and is also the principal earner of foreign exchange in Antigua and Barbuda...

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 164th (one hundred and sixty fourth)

• Agriculture in Antigua and Barbuda
• Banking in Antigua and Barbuda
  • National Bank of Antigua and Barbuda
• Communications in Antigua and Barbuda
  • Internet in Antigua and Barbuda
• Companies of Antigua and Barbuda

• Currency of Antigua & Barbuda
  Currency
  In economics, currency refers to a generally accepted medium of exchange. These are usually the coins and banknotes of a particular government, which comprise the physical aspects of a nation's money supply...
  
  : Dollar
  East Caribbean dollar
  The East Caribbean dollar is the currency of eight of the nine members of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States...
  
  
  • ISO 4217
    ISO 4217
    ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Standards Organization, which delineates currency designators, country codes , and references to minor units in three tables:* Table A.1 – Current currency & funds code list...
    
    : XCD
    XCD
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• Economic history of Antigua and Barbuda
• Energy in Antigua and Barbuda
  • Energy in Antigua and Barbuda
  • Energy policy of Antigua and Barbuda
  • Oil industry in Antigua and Barbuda
• Mining in Antigua and Barbuda
• Tourism in Antigua and Barbuda
• Transport in Antigua and Barbuda
  Transport in Antigua and Barbuda
  Antigua and Barbuda's transport systems include both public and privately run services. Roads in the country are steep, winding, unpaved, and full of potholes. Driving is on the left-hand side. Volcanic ash which sometimes covers roads can make them slippery. The speed limit is set at 40 mph,...
  
  

• Antigua and Barbuda Stock Exchange

Infrastructure of Antigua and Barbuda

• Health care in Antigua and Barbuda
  Health care in Antigua and Barbuda
  In Antigua and Barbuda, four institutions are maintained for the care of the sick and aged. Holberton Hospital, with 135 beds, is the only public acute care facility. The only private hospital is Adelin Medical Center. Other facilities include the Fiennes Institute for the aged, with 100 beds,and...
  
  
• Transportation in Antigua and Barbuda
  • Airports in Antigua and Barbuda
  • Rail transport in Antigua and Barbuda
  • Roads in Antigua and Barbuda
• Water supply and sanitation in Antigua and Barbuda

See also

• Commonwealth realm
  Commonwealth Realm
  A Commonwealth realm is a sovereign state within the Commonwealth of Nations that has Elizabeth II as its monarch and head of state. The sixteen current realms have a combined land area of 18.8 million km² , and a population of 134 million, of which all, except about two million, live in the six...
  
  
• Index of Antigua and Barbuda-related articles
• List of Antigua and Barbuda-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
• Member state of the United Nations
• Monarchy of Antigua and Barbuda
• Outline of geography
  Outline of geography
  The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography:Geography – science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.- Geography is :...
  
  
• Outline of North America
• Outline of the Caribbean

External links

Government

• The Official Website of the Government of Antigua and Barbuda
• Antigua & Barbuda, its Department of Tourism website
• Antigua and Barbuda, United States Library of Congress Portals on the World
• Governments on the WWW: Antigua and Barbuda

Country Data

• World Bank's country data profile for Antigua and Barbuda
• Worldwide Governance Indicators
• World Intellectual Property Handbook: Antigua and Barbuda

Other

• The High Commission of Antigua and Barbuda. Tourism, business, history and culture, politics - an up to date website.
• Antigua Carnival - with photo galleries.
• American University of Antigua - a hospital integrated medical school in Caribbean.
• Health Sciences library - Library of American University of Antigua
• Antigua car rental
• Recipes to many Antiguan dishes
• Video of Antigua and Barbuda