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#CARD:Antigua and Barbuda:Background Notes
BACKGROUND NOTES: Antigua and Barbuda
TATE
km. (108 sq. mi.); Barbuda--161 sq. km. (62
0).
.
ntigua 62,600; Barbuda 1,300.
an origin; some of British,
glican, with evangelical Protestant and Roman
), local dialects.
ncy--70 yrs. Infant mortality rate--20/1,000.
ional monarchy with Westminster-style parliament.
, 1981.
,
y the governor general (mainly on the advice of the prime
on) and a 17-member popularly elected House of
justice, five justices.
a and Redonda).
ty, Antigua
ed into two red triangles, with one black
ller triangle of white, topped by a bright blue
Economy
pita GDP: $600.
livestock, vegetables.
turing 2.9%.
ng
.70=US$1. (###)
at least to 2400 BC,
riginally
r
ds but apparently did not settle on either Antigua or Barbuda.
islands in 1493, naming the larger one "Santa Maria de la
lonized in 1632. Sir Christopher Codrington
in 1674 and leased Barbuda to raise
med for him. Codrington and
ns. Antiguan
nomic
s persisted
movement. The Antigua Trades and Labor Union, formed shortly
hicle for Vere Cornwall Bird, who became the union's
(ALP), formed by Bird and other trade unionists,
inning a long history of electoral victories.
that swept the Progressive Labor Movement
. Prime Minister Bird's ALP
general elections in
ealth, Queen Elizabeth II is represented in
the advice of the prime minister and
ity party of the House, and the
ameral legislature: a 17-
on the
elected House of
iament,
r
a Labor Party won all but two of the 17 seats. Constitutional
h, press, worship, movement, and association. Like
an, Antigua and Barbuda has an outstanding
n British practice and procedure
ent Officials
ime Minister and Minister of Defense--Vere Cornwall Bird, Sr.
f Economic Development,
and the OAS--Patrick Albert Lewis
Barbuda maintain an embassy in the United States in the
NW., Suite 4M, Washington, DC 20008-3098
igua and Barbuda's major export earner until
industry. By 1972, the industry was
s shifted to a multiple cropping
tiguan Government has
of the economy,
ource of
product and indirectly at least 40%. Antigua and Barbuda have more
commodate tourists. For the most part, the environment for
s activity in Antigua is excellent. The
investment. Government policies provide
materials, and subsidies for training
s from a stable political
ow-cost work force,
re. Non-
y
acturing
embly
y are also
gned a framework agreement with the United States to promote
prise for the Americas Initiative.
the United States, Canada,
ntries,
d Nations, the
ELATIONS
friendly. In 1979, the US Government established a consulate in
n embassy in 1981 upon Antigua's independence.
tions that its own citizens enjoy. It is
tates and elsewhere each year and
ates seeks to help
ystem.
rt
ce.
vices for the United States, as well as jobs and income for
m a number of regional USAID (Agency for International
cial
John's (tel. 809-
not required for US
o 6 months,
as
tment of State -- Bureau of Public
January 1993 -- Editor:
-- This material is in the public domain and
s source is appreciated.
ce,
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