Antigua and Barbuda
- Official Name:
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Area:
- 442.6 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 69.481 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 153 km
- Capital:
- Saint John's
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Saint John's
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Contiguous zone: 24 nm
- Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
- Continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
- Political divisions:
- 6 parishes and 2 dependencies*; Barbuda*, Redonda*, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mary, Saint Paul, Saint Peter, Saint Philip
- Language(s):
- English (official), local dialects.
- National holiday:
- Independence Day (National Day), 1 November (1981)
- Nationality:
- Antiguan(s), Barbudan(s)
- Official time:
- GMT-4 .
- Member of:
- ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
- Internet country code:
- .ag
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
East Caribbean dollar (XCD) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD10.900 (2005 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2005 est.) USD 905.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 3,8% (2005 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2002 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 3,8%
- Industry: 22%
- Services: 74,3%
- Labor force:
- 30.000 (1991 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (1983):
-
- Agriculture 7%
- Industry 11%
- Services 82%
- Unemployment rate:
- 11% (2001 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 0,9% (2005 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- ND
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD123.700.000
- Expenditures: USD145.900.000
- Public debt:
- ND
- Current account balance:
- USD -83.400.000 (2004 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 46.810.000 FOB (2004 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Petroleum products 48%, manufactures 23%, machinery and transport equipment 17%, food and live animals 4%, other 8%.
- Exports - Partners:
- Spain 34%, Germany 20,7%, Italy 7,7%, Singapore 5,8%, UK 4,9% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 378.000.000 FOB (2004 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Food and live animals, machinery and transport equipment, manufactures, chemicals, oil.
- Imports - partners:
- US 21,1%, China 16,4%, Germany 13,3%, Singapore 12,7%, Spain 6,5% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- ND
- Debt - external:
- USD 427.300.000 (2000)
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