Some Facts... at a Glance !
An Island, just measuring 14 x 21 miles, Antigua & Barbuda has a great history of recorded events past and present.
Make your own ……., from doing business or simply pleasure in every shape or fashion.
Did you know that, The United Nations Development Index (1996) ranked Antigua & Barbuda third in terms of quality of life among 160 developing countries worldwide (Hong Kong and Cyprus ranked first and second respectively). Antigua & Barbuda ranked ahead of countries such as Spain, Italy and Ireland.
Our research and surveys show, visitors highlight the friendliness of Barbadians as its greatest and most pleasing asset. This is reflected in the highest repeat visitor factor in the region of 39%.
The people of Antigua & Barbuda have a history of long ingrained Christian principles, a sound and free educational system with a literacy rate of 97%.
Antigua & Barbuda has the third oldest parliament in the world with 358 years of an uninterrupted parliamentary system of government.
Antigua & Barbuda is the only vacation destination in this Hemisphere which had a scheduled Concorde service, until it was recently “retired”.
We are the only coral island in the region with all white sand beaches.
Antigua & Barbuda has pure drinking water and was the first Caribbean island to have piped water.
Excellent telecommunications.
Utilities available 100% island-wide.
Accessible to everywhere
Consistent cooling North-East tradewinds.
Maximum daily temperature 75-85 F year round.
Antigua & Barbuda
CAPITAL Bridgetown
POPULATION Approximately 254,000
CLIMATE Eight to nine hours of sunshine most days. Temperature between 75 F and 90 F year round.
GEOGRAPHY 21 mile x 14 mile Caribbean island. West and South Coast have calm Caribbean sea and endless beaches. Rugged cliffs and Atlantic Ocean on East Coast.
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE English with a broad dialec (Street Vendor Talks)
CURRENCY Antigua & Barbuda Dollar - US$ 1.00 = BDS $ 2,00 approx.
DRIVING A temporary yearly Antigua & Barbuda licence costs BDS$ 10.00 and is obtainable from car rental agencies and Police Stations. Full licence must be shown. Drive on left. TIME One Hour (1) ahead of Standard US Time. There is no daylight saving time in Antigua & Barbuda
ACCOMMODATION No matter what your taste or budget, We cater from luxury hotels and all-inclusive resorts to rooms in small hotels and self-catering apartments. SPORTS Snorkeling, diving, fishing, sailing, waterskiing, tennis, squash. Three 18-hole and three nine-hole golf courses. As well as regularly having international events of all types and levels.
WEDDINGS It is now possible for ceremonies to take place on day of arrival, providing documents are in order.
Antigua & Barbuda Info & Facts
Geography
Location: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
Geographic coordinates: 13 10 N, 59 32 W
Map references: Central America and the Caribbean
Area:
total: 430 sq km
land: 430 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative: 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 97 km
Maritime claims:exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Territorial sea: 12 nm
Climate: tropical; rainy season (June to October)
Terrain: relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Hillaby 336 m
Natural resources: petroleum, fish, natural gas |
