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| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Area | 442 km² |
| Continent | North America |
| Land area | 442 km² |
| Water area | 0 km² |
| Land boundaries | 0 km |
| Border countries | Add |
| Coastline | 153 km |
| Mean elevation | Add |
| Lowest point | 0 m |
| Highest point | 402 m |
| People | |
| Population | 98,179 |
| Official languages |
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| Religion | Protestant |
| Government | |
| Long country name | Add |
| Short country name | Antigua and Barbuda |
| Long local name | Add |
| Short local name | Add |
| Former name | Add |
| Government type | Parliamentary democracy |
| Capital | Saint John's |
| Economy | |
| GDP (PPP) | 2,398,000,000 USD |
| GDP (OER) | 1,524,000,000 USD |
| GDP (real growth rate) | 2.8 % |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) | 26,400 USD |
| Gross national saving | 17.3 % of GDP |
| Labor force | 30,000 |
| Unemployment rate | 11 % |
| Population below poverty line | Add |
| Budget revenues | 298,200,000 USD |
| Budget expenditures | 334,000,000 USD |
| Military expenditures | Add |
| Taxes and other revenues | 19.6 % of GDP |
| Budget surplus or deficit | -2.4 % of GDP |
| Public debt | 86.8 % of GDP |
| Inflation rate | 2.5 % |
| Central bank discount rate | 6.5 % |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate | 9.31 % |
| Stock of narrow money | 349,200,000 USD |
| Stock of broad money | 349,200,000 USD |
| Stock of domestic credit | 909,600,000 USD |
| Market value of publicly traded shares | Add |
| Current account balance | -112,000,000 USD |
| Exports | 86,700,000 USD |
| Imports | 560,000,000 USD |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold | Add |
| External debt | 441,200,000 USD |
| National currency | East Caribbean dollars |
| National currency (code) | XCD |
| National currency (symbol) | $ |
| National currency rate to USD | 2.7 |
The Siboney were the first people 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 Spanish and French settlements were succeeded by an English 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. On 6 September 2017, Hurricane Irma passed over the island of Barbuda devastating the island and forcing the evacuation of the population to Antigua. Almost all the structures on Barbuda were destroyed and the vegetation stripped, but Antigua was spared the worst.
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