Antigua and Barbuda
Flag Coat of arms
Motto "Each Endeavouring, All Achieving"
Anthem Fair Antigua and Barbuda Royal anthem God Save the Queen 1
Capital (and largest city)		Saint John's 17°7′N, 61°51′W
Official languages		English
Demonym		Antiguans, Barbudans
Government		Federal constitutional monarchy
-	Head of State	Elizabeth II
-	Governor-General	Louise Lake-Tack
-	Prime Minister	Baldwin Spencer
Independence		from the United Kingdom
-	Date	November 1, 1981
Area
-	Total	442 km² (198th) 171 sq mi
-	Water (%)	negligible
Population
-	2005 estimate	82,786 (197th)
-	Density	184 /km² (57) 394 /sq mi
GDP (PPP)		2005 estimate
-	Total	US$875.8 million (170th)
-	Per capita	US$12,586 (59th)
HDI (2004)		0.808 (high) (59th)
Currency		East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Time zone		AST (UTC-4)
-	Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Internet TLD		.ag
Calling code		+1 268
1	God Save The Queen is officially a national anthem but is generally used only on regal and vice-regal occasions.

Antigua and Barbuda is an island nation located in the eastern Caribbean Sea, on its boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. This country has two major islands: Antigua (IPA: ) and Barbuda (IPA: ), which are close neighbours within the middle of the Leeward Islands, roughly 17 degrees north of the equator. Antigua and Barbuda are part of the Lesser Antilles archipelago with the islands of Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago to the south, Montserrat to the southwest, Saint Kitts and Nevis to the west and Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin and Anguilla to the northwest.

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