Destination Antigua / Barbuda

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.

Area

• Total: 442.6 sq km (Antigua 280 sq km; Barbuda 161 sq km)
• Land: 442.6 sq km
• Water: 0 sq km
• Note: Includes Redonda, 1.6 sq km

Area - comparative

• 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Coastline

• 153 km

Climate

• Tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation

Terrain

• Mostly low-lying limestone and coral islands, with some higher volcanic areas

Population

• 69,108 (July 2006 est.)

Capital

• Saint John's (Antigua)

Nationality

• noun: Antiguan(s), Barbudan(s)
• adjective: Antiguan, Barbudan

Languages

• English (official), local dialects

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