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Last Minute Tips Before you Travel to Antigua And Barbuda
- Time Zone: GMT/UTC -4
- Electricity: 230V, 60 Hz (bring an adapter/transformer for your hair drier, laptop, cellullar phone etc.)
- Currency: Eastern Caribbean Dollar (EC$)
- Country Dialing Code: 268
Antigua And Barbuda
Location
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico
Capital
Saint John's (Antigua)
Population
68,722 (July 2005 est.)
Regions
6 parishes and 2 dependencies*; Barbuda*, Redonda*, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mary, Saint Paul, Saint Peter, Saint Philip
Climate
tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation
Ethnic groups
black, British, Portuguese, Lebanese, Syrian
Religions
Christian, (predominantly Anglican with other Protestant, and some Roman Catholic)
Languages
English (official), local dialects
Government type
constitutional monarchy with UK-style parliament
Background
The Siboney were the first to inhabit the islands of Antigua and Barbuda in 2400 B.C., but Arawak and Carib 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.
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