Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda is a country in Caribbean, with its capital at Saint John's, and is home to roughly 93.8K people.
English is the official language; the currency in circulation is Eastern Caribbean dollar ($); people from here are called Antiguan, Barbudan.
- »The country claims 365 beaches, one for every day of the year.
Antigua and Barbuda shares no land border with anything, so every approach is by sea or air. The closest other territories on file are Saint Kitts and Nevis (107 km), Dominica (188 km) and Saint Lucia (363 km), measured centre to centre.
St John's has been the seat of government since the 17th century and is built around a deep natural harbour that made it a British naval station.
453 km² (175 sq mi), 182nd largest of 198 countries and territories on file, almost exactly the size of Andorra.
Population 93,772, 187th of 198 on file. That averages 207 per km² (536 per sq mi).
The rising sun marks the dawn of a new era at independence in 1981; the black band represents the African heritage of the people, and the V-shape stands for victory.