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Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
Country Profile
Capital City: St. John's (Antigua, pop. 30 000)
Other Cities: Codrington (on Barbuda)
Local Time: UTC -4h
Geography:
Location: Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North
Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico.
Area: Antigua--281 sq. km. (108 sq. mi.); Barbuda--161 sq. km.
(62 sq. mi.).Terrain: partly volcanic and partly coral, generally low-lying, with
highest elevation 405 m. (1,330 ft.).
Climate: Year-round tropical maritime, cooled by steady trade
winds.
Government:
Type: Constitutional monarchy with Westminster-style Parliament.
Head of State: Queen ELIZABETH II
Independence: 1 November 1981 (from the UK).
Constitution: 1981.
People:
Nationality: Noun and adjective--Antiguan(s), Barbudan(s).
Population (2001 Antiguan census): 75,401.
Annual population growth rate (1999): 1.1%.
Ethnic groups: Almost entirely of African origin; some of British,
Portuguese, and Levantine Arab origin.
Religions: Principally Anglican, with evangelical Protestant and Roman
Catholic minorities.
Languages: English.
Literacy: 90%
Business
Currency: East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
Natural resources: tourism
Agriculture products: Cotton, fruits, vegetables, bananas,
coconuts, cucumbers, mangoes, sugarcane; livestock.
Industries: Tourism, construction, light manufacturing (clothing,
alcohol, household appliances)
Exports partners:
Germany 49.5%, UK 29.7%, France 3.5% (2004)
Imports partners: USA 21.8%, Singapore 18.8%, China 10.7%, Poland
6.7%, Trinidad and Tobago 4.6%, UK 4.4% (2004)
Internet Links
Official Sites of Antigua and Barbuda
Government of Antigua and Barbuda
Official site of the Government of Antigua and Barbuda.
Ministry
of Foreign Affairs of Antigua and Barbuda
Official site of the ministry.
Diplomatic Missions
High
Commission of Antigua and Barbuda
The High Commission of Antigua and Barbuda in London, promoting tourism
and investment.
Permanent Mission
of Antigua and Barbuda to the UN
Official site of the Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United
Nations.
Visa Entry Requirements
Information on Visa Requirements for Antigua and Barbuda.
Maps
Map of Antigua and Barbuda
Shaded Relief Map of Antigua and Barbuda.
Map of Central America and the Caribbean
Reference Map of Central America and the Caribbean.
News
The Antigua Sun
News from Antigua.
Antigua and Barbuda News
Antigua and Barbuda news provided by High Commission of Antigua and
Barbuda.
Arts & Culture
Antigua
Carnival 2005
Keeping the Wadadli Spirit Alive.
Museum of
Antigua and Barbuda
The Museum informs on culture and history of Antigua and Barbuda.
Business & Economy
Transportation
Airport
Services Antigua Ltd. ASA
Caribbean
Star Airlines
Antigua based Airline.
Barbuda Express
Ferry service between Barbuda and Antigua.
Destination Antigua and Barbuda - Travel and Tour Guides
Discover Antigua and Barbuda: Caribbean islands, English Harbor,
Dickenson Bay, Shirley Heights Lookout, Betty's Hope sugar plantation.
Steel-bands, Calypso singers, Limbo shows, Casinos.
Accommodation, hotels, attractions, festivals, events, tourist boards,
horseback riding, biking, sailing, cruising, scuba diving, tours and
much more.
Antigua &
Barbuda - Official Travel Guide
The Official Homepage of the Antigua and Barbuda Department of Tourism.
High
Commission of Antigua and Barbuda
The High Commission provides also tourism information.
Antigua & Barbuda Today
The Daily Observer, Antigua & Barbuda's Oldest Daily Newspaper,
presents Antigua & Barbuda.
Antigua
Explore Antigua
A compilation of information about the Island.
Antiguan Voice
A community site for all those in Antigua and Barbuda, and around the
world.
Inside Antigua
Antigua & Barbuda community website.
Barbuda
Barbudaful
Things to do and see on Barbuda.
Hotels
Antigua Hotels &
Tourist Association
Accommodation in Antigua and Barbuda.
Yachting
Antigua Classics
Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta.
Antigua
Barbuda Marine Guide
Internet site of the annual magazine for yachting visitors.
Education
University of Health
Sciences Antigua - School of Medicine
The University has Liberal Arts and Sciences Programs in addition to the
various Medical Programs for the healthcare & non-healthcare
professionals.
Environment
Antigua
Barbuda Environment
Resource for information on the islands environment.
History
Archaeology
in Antigua
Introduction into the rich and colourful history of Antigua.
Historic
Antigua and Barbuda
Site about Colonial Antigua and Barbuda.
Museum of
Antigua and Barbuda
The Museum provides information on Antigua and Barbuda's culture and
history.
Search
The Antigua Network Directory
Directory of Antigua and Barbuda related sites.
Antigua and Barbuda Visitors Links
Links to information for visitors.
General Resources
The most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning
Antigua and Barbuda is the annual
Handbook of Latin American Studies produced by over 130 contributing
editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of
Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a
subscription to the
Hispanic American Periodical Index. Both the Handbook and HAPI are
available in selected libraries in book form.
The online publication of
Country Studies presents
the full text of the 1989 Area Handbook, entitled Islands of the Commonwealth
Caribbean: A Regional Study. The online version, now entitled
A Country Study: Commonwealth
of Caribbean Islands provides useful background information on this subject
for Antigua and Barbuda.
One of the major aggregators for links
to a wide variety of subjects relating to Antigua and Barbuda is the University
of Texas' LANIC.
Another site one should especially note is the site prepared by the Law Library
of the Library of Congress for legal, political, and general information on
their Guide to Law Online.
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
The Official Homepage of the Antigua and Barbuda Department of Tourism. Provides
summary information on Antigua and Barbuda.
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
BASIC FACTS
Nation by Nation.com, a service of MultiEducator, Inc., presents basic facts
about Antigua and Barbuda, an independent state comprised of several islands.
These facts cover such topics as the geography, government, and history of the
islands.
ANTIGUA, WEST INDIES
Presents information on the country of Antigua. Contains images of the country's
flag and coat of arms. Provides access to tourist information and commercial
sites. Offers access to travel information and contains a map of the country.
WORLD TRAVEL GUIDE:
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
Offers information for travelers to Antigua and Barbuda as part of the online
world travel guide of Columbus Publishing. Details regions, cities, resorts, and
excursions
Business, Commerce, Economy
The most important source for economic
bibliography of books and articles concerning Antigua and Barbuda is the annual
Handbook of Latin American Studies
produced by over 130 contributing editors
under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress.
Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to
the Hispanic American Periodical Index. Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in
selected libraries in book form.
One of the major aggregators for links
to a wide variety of subjects relating to Antigua and Barbuda is the University
of Texas' LANIC.
Another site one should especially note is the site prepared by the Law Library
of the Library of Congress for legal, political, and general information on
their Guide to Law Online.
For banking information, see specific
citations below, or the general pages of the
Federal Reserve
Bank of Atlanta: Latin America Research Group,
Inter-American Development Bank,
World Bank Group and
International Monetary Fund for economic and
other information concerning Antigua and Barbuda and other countries of the
world.
Readers may also wish to consult the
Library of Congress' Business
Reference Services site, a useful
starting point for conducting research in all major business subjects, including
industry information, commerce, statistics, banking, insurance, economics,
finance, investment, and marketing. Note especially their page on
Multi Regional Internet
Business Resources.
The wealth of published books available
on this subject exceeds the offerings of the online materials on the World Wide
Web. Libraries, and in particular The Library
of Congress Online Catalog, offers a wide bibliography of such published
works on Business subjects. One need only search the appropriate Library of
Congress Subject Heading with the relevant country.
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA - INVESTING IN
PARADISE
Provides summaries of financial and investment characteristics of offshore
aspects of business and banking in the country.
CARIBBEAN WEEK
Presents the online edition of "Caribbean Week," a biweekly English language
newspaper providing coverage of the Caribbean area to promote it as a single
market and encourage integration. Includes news, business, political, cultural,
sports, and tourism-related articles. Lists the areas covered and notes that the
readership is largely comprised of high income residents, West Indians abroad,
governments worldwide, and international business and vacation travelers. Offers
access to sections on such regions as Antigua, Aruba, Barbados, Cuba, and
Jamaica. Links to the home page of the publisher, Caribbean Communications,
Inc., in St. Michael, Barbados. Provides access to the company's other
publications.
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND: ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA action=filtersearch&filter=spquery.hts&QueryText=siteng&NewQuery=antigua)
Search results from the IMF database concerning Antigua and Barbuda and the IMF.
In English, French, German, and Spanish.
KPMG ANTIGUA: OFSHORE & ACCOUNTING SERVICES
KPMG Antigua offers a full range of offshore and accounting services, including
Offshore Company Formation, International Business Companies (IBCs), Offshore
Banking, International Insurance, Trusts, Tax, Management Consulting, Audit &
Accounting and much more!
ORGANISATION OF EASTERN CARIBBEAN STATES (OECS)
This site is an extensive source of information about the eight countries of the
Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS. Subject areas covered include
the following: tourism, trade, finance, investments, economy, history.
Culture
The most important source for
bibliography of books and articles concerning Antigua and Barbuda is the annual
Handbook of Latin American Studies produced by over 130 contributing editors
under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress.
Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to
the Hispanic American Periodical Index. Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in
selected libraries in book form.
One of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of subjects relating to
Antigua and Barbuda is the University of Texas'
LANIC.
Another site one should especially note is the site prepared by the Law Library
of the Library of Congress for legal, political, and general information on
their Guide to Law Online.
ARTS/MUSEUMS/THEATRES IN
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
Includes addresses of Art Galleries and Dealers.
CARIBBEAN ONLINE DIRECTORY
Includes information on Caribbean Embassies, Consulates, Government, Facts,
Maps, Hotels, Real Estate, Banks, Lawyers, Accounting, Travel, Rentals, Cruises,
Leisure, Museums, Golf, Casinos, Yachting, Fishing, Diving, Windsurfing.
Education
This is a listing of Portals and Websites that provide links to resources
relating to education for Antigua and Barbuda.
Extensive lists of colleges and
universities are available through such portales such as
BRAINTRACK
which links to Latin American universities.
The University of Oulu, in Finland, provides an listing of the "Best Indices of
Colleges and Universities World-wide"
The most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning
Antigua and Barbuda is the annual
Handbook of Latin American Studies produced by over 130 contributing
editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of
Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a
subscription to the
Hispanic American Periodical Index.
Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.
One of the major aggregators for links
to a wide variety of subjects relating to Higher Education is the University of
Texas' LANIC;
for Distance education; and for
primary and secondary
education
While focusing on the United States, The
National Library of Education is
the federal government's main resource center for education information.
However, one should note that at that site, the ERIC database provides a wide
range of documents and articles for the international audience. The database
contains more than one million abstracts of education-related documents and
journal articles. One may access the ERIC database on the Internet (See ERIC
below) or through commercial vendors and public networks. The ERIC abstracts are
avalable in print publications such as
Resources in Education and
Current Index to Journals in Education.
ERIC DATABASE
Search the ERIC database for reports concerning Antigua & Barbuda (or any other
subject relating to education). ERIC is the world's largest source of education
information, with more than 1 million abstracts of documents and journal
articles on education research and practice.
UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES ANTIGUA
The main web page of the school of medicine with information on alumni,
programs, etc.
UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES: FACULTY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Provides basic information on the Faculty of Medical Sciences at St. Augustine.
This Faculty comprises the Schools of Dentistry, Veterinary Medicine, Pharmacy,
Advanced Nursing Education and the second full programme School of Medicine in
the University of the West Indies. The Faculty is located at the Eric Williams
Medical Sciences Complex at Champs Fleurs.
Embassies
This listing provides links to Embassies and Missions relating to Antigua and
Barbuda. Please note that many countries maintain concurrent representatives for
Antigua and Barbuda in other locations such as Kingston, Jamaica or the
Organization of American States in Washington,
DC, USA.
The most important source for
bibliography of books and articles concerning Antigua and Barbuda is the annual
Handbook of Latin American Studies produced by over 130 contributing editors
under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress.
Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to
the Hispanic American Periodical Index.
Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in
selected libraries in book form.
One of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of subjects relating to
Antigua and Barbuda is the University of Texas'
LANIC.
Another site one should especially note is the site prepared by the Law Library
of the Library of Congress for legal, political, and general information on
their Guide to Law Online.
CARIBBEANONLINEYELLOWPAGES: ANTIGUA & BARBUDA - CONSULATES,EMBASSIES & FOREIGN
GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES
Provides contact information for a variety of representatives from various
countries located in Antigua and Barbuda.
EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA TO BARBADOS AND THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN (BRIDGETOWN)
Provides information on the role of the U.S. Embassy in Bridgetown Barbados
which serves the Eastern Caribbean area. Providing information on U.S. policy
and studying in the U.S.
EMBASSYWORLD.COM:
EMBASSY LISTINGS FOR ANTIGUA & BARBUDA
Provides contact information principally for tourists.
MRE: ANTIGUA Y BARBUDA
Provides contact information for the Embassy and Ambassador of Venezuela in
Antigua and Barbuda. In Spanish.
PERMANENT MISSION OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA TO
THE UNITED NATIONS
Provides information on the Mission Staff, Press Releases, Statements, News and
Information. including links to other Antigua and Barbuda Official sites.
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