Antigua and Barbuda
Veröffentlicht: 18. June 2022 - Letztes Update: 28. February 2025
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Population
102,634
Growth: 1.11% (2024 est.)
GDP
$2.033 billion
(2023 est.)
Area
443 sq km
Antigua 280 sq km; Barbuda 161 sq km
| Government type: | parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm |
| Capital: | Saint John's |
| Languages: | English (official), Antiguan Creole (an English-based creole) |
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Economic overview
dual island-tourism and construction-driven economy; emerging “blue economy”; limited water supply and susceptibility to hurricanes limit activity; improving road infrastructure; friendly to foreign direct investment; looking at financial innovation in cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies
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Top 5 Import Partner in 2022 (75%)
Top 5 Import Commodities in 2022
- refined petroleum ⛽
- ships 🚢
- engine parts ⚙️
- plastic products ♻️
- cars 🚗
Top 5 Export Partner in 2022 (75%)
Top 5 Export Commodities in 2022
- refined petroleum ⛽
- ships 🚢
- gas turbines 🌀
- soybean meal 🫘🍲
- liquor 🍷
Geography
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Natural resources
- NEGL; pleasant climate fosters tourism 🌞
Climate
tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation
Historical Background Information
The Siboney were the first people to inhabit the islands of Antigua and Barbuda in 2400 B.C., but the Arawaks populated the islands when Christopher COLUMBUS landed on his second voyage in 1493. Early Spanish and French settlements were succeeded by an English colony in 1667. Slavery, which provided labor on the sugar plantations on Antigua, was abolished in 1834. The islands became an independent state within the British Commonwealth of Nations in 1981. In 2017, Hurricane Irma passed over the island of Barbuda, devastating the island and forcing the evacuation of the population to Antigua. Almost all of the structures on Barbuda were destroyed and the vegetation stripped, but Antigua was spared the worst.