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Antigua and Barbuda

Official name Antigua and Barbuda
Name in local language Antigua and Barbuda (en)
Continent Americas
Subcontinent Caribbean
Population (ranking: 209e) 104,084 inhabitants (2019)
Population growth 1.00 % / year
Area 277 km²
Density 375.75 inhabitants / km²
GDP (ranking: 196e) 1.624 billions $USD (2018)
GDP/capita (ranking) 16,864 $USD (2018)
GDP growth 4.90 % / year (2018)
Life expectancy (ranking) 76.90 years (2018)
Birth rate 15.80 ‰ (2016)
Fertility rate 2.01 children / woman (2016)
Death rate (ranking) 5.70 ‰ (2016)
Infant mortality rate (ranking) 12.50 ‰ (2016)
Literacy rate 99.00 % (2017)
Official languages English
Currency East Caribbean dollar ($ XCD)
HDI (ranking: 104e) 0.776 / 1 (2018)
EPI (ranking) 59.18 (2018)
Government Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Head of State Queen Elizabeth II ; Governor-General Rodney Williams
National Day 1 November (independence of 1981)
ISO Codes AG, ATG
Demonym Antiguan Barbudan
Tourists (ranking) 247,000 people (2017)

Antigua and Barbuda is a state in the Caribbean, with the capital Saint John’s. It is located about fifty kilometers north of Guadeloupe (France) and north-east of Montserrat. The state is made up of two main islands, the island of Antigua and the island of Barbuda, as well as a few smaller islands, including Redonda, a volcanic island of about 1.6 km2, which was mined until at the beginning of the 20th century. He is part of the British Commonwealth and his chief of state is Elizabeth II. It is also part of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA).

Saint John’s, capitale of Antigua and Barbuda. Photo: Wolfgang Meinhart
Jolly Harbour, Antigua. Photo: Giggel, Wikipedia
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Urban areas (2017)
Urban areas Population
Saint John's 92,928 inhabitants
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Administrative divisions
Parishes and dependencies Population Area
Antigua 92,928 inhabitants 175 km²
Barbuda 2,109 inhabitants 100 km²
Redonda 0 inhabitants 2 km²
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See also
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