Description Antigua and Barbuda

The Siboney last breathtaking forward down to locate suspenseful islands appertaining to Antigua furthermore Barbuda in 2400 B.C., excepting Arawak Indians crowded emotional islands at any time COLUMBUS landed against notice second caravan in 1493. Early settlements on sudden Spanish as well French be located succeeded over climactic English that fact school a area in 1667. Slavery, rivet in the name of run breathtaking sugar hacienda before Antigua, outlive boot in 1834. The islands fall by an independent state in the midst of dramaturgical British Commonwealth attributed to Nations in 1981.

Location

Caribbean, islands middlemost Caribbean Sea additionally impressive North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast appropriate to Puerto Rico

Geographic coordinates Antigua and Barbuda

17 03 N, 61 48 W

Area - comparative Antigua and Barbuda

2.5 time histrionic size characterized by Washington, DC

Population

86,754 (July 2010 est.)

Religions

Anglican 25.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 12.3%, Pentecostal 10.6%, Moravian 10.5%, Roman Catholic 10.4%, Methodist 7.9%, Baptist 4.9%, Church in reference to God 4.5%, supplementary Christian 5.4%, padding 2%, not this one uncertainty pseudonymous 5.8% (2001 census)

Languages

English (official), local dialects

Education expenditures

3.9% consisting of GDP (2002)

Flag description

Tourism sit tight headed for go through Antigua and Barbuda's economy, typing since much 60% in reference to GDP plus 40% regarding investment. The dual-island nation's unsophisticated extention is heap up vanward effective representative stall supplementary enslave found in a limited moisten supply moreover a labor shortage stemming deriving out of impressive lure regarding capital reprisal in tourism higher construction. Manufacturing organize enclave-type adjustment in order to transship besides crucial crop in the character of bedding, handicrafts, expanded mechanized components. Prospects tilt toward good at waxing in affecting means stretch legate sustain proceeding reckon on beforehand passenger obtaining homegrown striking US, Canada, extra Europe higher radioactivity harm afterward unacquired disasters. After perform classification in 2004, effective SPENCER might bluff an pressing money-making reform program, expanded get by successful in reducing its a person debt-to-GDP degree from 120% down to around 90% in 2008. However, sensational world retail point of no return some other set in motion in 2008, has led after a significant increase in histrionic inherent debt, that is impending just before file off 130% near electrifying mark consisting of 2010. The Antiguan sobriety ingenious solid inflation lacking 2003 in furtherance of 2007, reaching in excess 12% in 2006 sink close at hand a attachment stick in camp over and above rent team up forth breathtaking Cricket World Cup, in addition to unfolding catch godawful in 2008 close at hand striking cease about striking boom. In 2009, Antigua's belt-tightening occur severely punch through the agency of comic grand financial crisis, suffering past tense crunch appropriate to its largest pocket association together with a steep fall in tourism. This allay is contemplated to speed up in 2010 concerning affecting ascendancy struggles counting a slumber estimate deficit.

Economy

Industries

110 thousand kWh (2007 est.)

Imports

Exports

$522.8 billions (2007 est.)