Antigua and Barbuda
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Antigua and Barbuda |
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|---|---|
| Motto: “Each Endeavouring, All Achieving” | |
| Anthem: “Fair Antigua, We Salute Thee”
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| Capital
and largest city |
St. John’s 17°7′N 61°51′W / 17.117°N 61.850°W |
| Vernacular language | Antiguan and Barbudan Creole |
| Working language | English[2] |
| Ethnic groups
(2011[3]) |
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| Religion
(2020[4]) |
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| Demonym(s) | Antiguan and Barbudan Antiguan Barbudan |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
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• Monarch |
Charles III |
| Sir Rodney Williams | |
| Gaston Browne | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Senate | |
| House of Representatives | |
| Formation | |
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• Union |
23 September 1859[5] |
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• Annexation of Redonda |
26 March 1872 |
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• Parish Boundaries Act |
17 December 1873[6] |
| 27 February 1967 | |
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• Independence |
1 November 1981 |
| Area | |
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• Total |
440 km2 (170 sq mi) (182nd) |
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• Water (%) |
negligible |
| Population | |
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• 2022 estimate |
100,772[7] (182nd) |
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• 2011 census |
84,816 |
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• Density |
186/km2 (481.7/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
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• Total |
$2.454 billion (196th) |
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• Per capita |
$31,256[8] (59th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
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• Total |
$1.864 billion (193rd) |
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• Per capita |
$21,010[8] (49th) |
| Gini |  53.0[9][10]
high |
| HDI (2019) |  0.778[11]
high · 78th |
| Currency | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +1-268 |
| ISO 3166 code | AG |
| Internet TLD | .ag |
