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ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
Map of ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
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Location:
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Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico |
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Geographic coordinates:
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17 03 N, 61 48 W |
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Area:
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total: 442.6 sq km (Antigua 280 sq km; Barbuda 161 sq km)
land: 442.6 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Redonda, 1.6 sq km |
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Area - comparative:
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2.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
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Land boundaries:
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0 km |
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Coastline:
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153 km |
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Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin |
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Climate:
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tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation |
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Terrain:
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mostly low-lying limestone and coral islands, with some higher volcanic areas |
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Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Boggy Peak 402 m |
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Natural resources:
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NEGL; pleasant climate fosters tourism |
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Land use:
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arable land: 18.18%
permanent crops: 4.55%
other: 77.27% (2005) |
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Irrigated land:
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NA |
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Total renewable water resources:
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0.1 cu km (2000) |
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Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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total: 0.005 cu km/yr (60%/20%/20%)
per capita: 63 cu m/yr (1990) |
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Natural hazards:
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hurricanes and tropical storms (July to October); periodic droughts |
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Environment - current issues:
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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 |
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Environment - international agreements:
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party to: 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
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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Population:
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69,842 (July 2008 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 26.9% (male 9,561/female 9,220)
15-64 years: 69.5% (male 24,467/female 24,076)
65 years and over: 3.6% (male 927/female 1,591) (2008 est.) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Antiguan(s), Barbudan(s)
adjective: Antiguan, Barbudan |
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Ethnic groups:
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black 91%, mixed 4.4%, white 1.7%, other 2.9% (2001 census) |
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Religions:
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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 of God 4.5%, other Christian 5.4%, other 2%, none or unspecified 5.8% (2001 census) |
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Languages:
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English (official), local dialects |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling
total population: 85.8%
male: NA%
female: NA% (2003 est.) |
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Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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3.9% (2002) |
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Country name:
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conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Antigua and Barbuda |
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Government type:
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constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government |
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Capital:
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name: Saint John's
geographic coordinates: 17 07 N, 61 51 W
time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
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Administrative divisions:
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6 parishes and 2 dependencies*; Barbuda*, Redonda*, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mary, Saint Paul, Saint Peter, Saint Philip |
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Independence:
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1 November 1981 (from UK) |
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National holiday:
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Independence Day (National Day), 1 November (1981) |
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