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Antigua and Barbuda Information

List All Cities in Antigua and Barbuda Listing cities Antigua and Barbuda database :

All Saints
Bolans
Carlisle
Clare Hall
Cedar Grove
Codrington
Dickenson Bay
English Harbour
Falmouth
Freetown
Jennings
Liberta
Old Road
Parham
Pigotts
Potter's Village
Seaview Farm
St. John's
Swetes
Willikies

Background

The Siboney were the first to inhabit the islands of Antigua and Barbuda in 2400 B.C., but Arawak Indians populated the islands when COLUMBUS landed on his second voyage in 1493. Early settlements by the Spanish and French were succeeded by the English who formed a colony in 1667. Slavery, established to run the sugar plantations on Antigua, was abolished in 1834. The islands became an independent state within the British Commonwealth of Nations in 1981.

Population

86,754 (July 2010 est.)

Government type

6 parishes and 2 dependencies*; Barbuda*, Redonda*, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mary, Saint Paul, Saint Peter, Saint Philip

Administrative divisions

constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government and a Commonwealth realm

Independence

Independence Day (National Day), 1 November (1981)

International organization participation

red, with an inverted isosceles triangle based on the top edge of the flag; the triangle contains three horizontal bands of black (top), light blue, and white, with a yellow rising sun in the black band; the sun symbolizes the dawn of a new era, black represents the African heritage of most of the population, blue is for hope, and red is for the dynamism of the people; the "V" stands for victory; the successive yellow, blue, and white coloring is also meant to evoke the country's tourist attractions of sun, sea, and sand

Economy - overview

Market value of publicly traded shares

tourism, construction, light manufacturing (clothing, alcohol, household appliances)

Agriculture - products

NA%

Industries

110 million kWh (2007 est.)

Industrial production growth rate

102.3 million kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity - production

0 kWh (2008 est.)

Oil - production

219 bbl/day (2007 est.)

Internet country code

65,000 (2008)

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