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Location
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Between the Caribbean Sea and the North
Atlantic Ocean. East-Southeast of Puerto
Rico
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Capital
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Saint
John's
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Surface
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443 sq km (Antigua 280 sq km; Barbuda 161
sq km; Redonda, 1.6 sq km)
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Population
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68,500 people
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Currency
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East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
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GDP
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Purchasing
power parity - $674 million (2000 est.)
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GDP/capita
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Purchasing
power parity - $10,000 (2000 est.)
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Language
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English
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Religion
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Mostly atheist and agnostic
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Government
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Head
of State Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Head of government Prime Minister Lester
Bryant BIRD
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Time
Zone
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Eastern Standard Time +1 hour: Greenwich
Mean Time -4 hours
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Telecom
Code
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1-268 and local 7 digit number
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Airport
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Antigua-VC Bird Airport (ANU/TAPA) St John's
8km (4miles), and Coolidge Int´l Airport
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Driving
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On left hand side of the road, license required
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Electrical
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220/110 volts AC American-style 2-pin plugs
also available in some hotels European-style
2-pin plugs using 240 volts AC
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Political
climate
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Stable country
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