Antigua Et Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda (fr)
Antigua and Barbuda (en)
( Flag of Antigua and Barbuda )
National motto : Each undertakes everything succeeds.
Official Languages	English
Capital	St. John's 17 7'16 "N 61 50'41" W / 17.12111, -61.84472
Largest city	St. John's
Form of State	Monarchy
- Queen - Governor General - Prime Minister	Elizabeth II Louise Lake-Tack Baldwin Spencer
Area - Total - Water (%)	Ranked 179th 442 km 2 Negligible
Population - Total ( 2011 ) - Density	Ranked 185th 88 000 hab. 158 inhabitants / km 2
Independence -	United Kingdom November 1, 1981
Demonym	Antigua, Antiguan
Currency	Eastern Caribbean Dollar ( XCD )
Time Zone	UTC - 4
National anthem	Fair Antigua, We Salute Thee
Internet domain	. Ag
Indicative Telephone	+1

Antigua and Barbuda is a country of the Caribbean , its capital is St. John's. The state is composed of two main islands, the island of Antigua , also known in French under the name of Antigua (old) and the island of Barbuda , and Barbuda, and some smaller islands.

Summary 1 History 2 Policy 3 Geography 4 Parishes and dependencies 5 Economy 5.1 Events 6 Demographics 7 Codes 8 External links

History

The Siboney Antigua and Barbuda lived since -2400. Then came the Arawaks and the Caribbean. Christopher Columbus landed there in 1493 during his second voyage. They were first settled by Spaniards and French , followed by the English. In 1674 , Christopher Codrington established the first large sugar plantation on the island of Antigua. The only village Barbuda bore his name. Codrington and the other owners did bring slaves from the west coast of Africa.

In the eighteenth ^century , Franais Harbour on the south coast of Antigua, housed a large part of the British fleet, commanded a time, Admiral Nelson. This site is well cashed and barely visible from the sea, was known as a "hole in Cyclone , a safe haven.

Slavery was abolished in 1834. Unlike other British colonies who chose the immediate abolition followed by a learning period during which the slaves are still serving their former masters (until 1838), settlers Antigues choose the immediate abolition without learning.

In 1981 , Antigua and Barbuda became independent and joined the Commonwealth. She joined the 18 June 1981 at the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).

Politics

Antigua and Barbuda is a monarchy in the Commonwealth , the head of state is Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom , which is represented in Antigua and Barbuda by a governor general. The executive power is ensured by the Prime Minister , who is also head of government. The Prime Minister is usually the leader of the party winning the elections of the House of Representatives (17 members), held every five years. The other chamber of parliament , the Senate consists of 17 members who are paid by the Governor General.

Antigua and Barbuda is fully participating member of the Caribbean Community and Common Market on Market (CARICOM).

Geography

The country consists of an archipelago of which Antigua is the largest island and most populated. Barbuda, just north of Antigua is the other main island. The islands have a climate warm and tropical, with pleasant temperatures and constant throughout the year.

The islands are mostly low, whose highest point is Boggy Peak , 402 m. The main town of this small country is the capital Saint John's on Antigua, the largest city of Barbuda is Codrington.

Parishes and dependencies

The island of Antigua is divided into 6 parishes:

1 St. George 2 St. John 3 St. Mary 4 St. Paul 5 St. Peter 6 St. Philip

The islands of Barbuda and Redonda both have the status of dependency.

Economy

The tourism represents more than half of GDP nationally. Production agriculture is mainly carried out in both main islands. It is mainly for the domestic market. The lack of water and labor - who prefers to work in tourism and construction, because wages are higher in these two areas - limiting the development of agriculture. It is also a flag of convenience.

Events

Every year, around late April or early May, held the week of Antigua (Antigua Sailing Week), a regatta opened for many classes.

Demographics

Most of the population are descendants of slaves working in sugar plantations, but there are also groups of Europeans, notably British and Portuguese. The official language is the English , but most natives speak a Creole language , a mixture of English, local languages and some other European languages.

Most Antiguans are Christians, Anglicans (50%) being the largest denomination.

Antigua and Barbuda recorded suicide rates the lowest in the world, reflecting the high satisfaction of its people in their lives: unemployment rather low for a Caribbean island, ethnic tensions nonexistent, climate, ... ^Codes

Antigua and Barbuda codes are:

• AC , according to the list of country codes used by NATO , code alpha2
• AG , according to the standard ISO 3166-1 (list of country codes), code alpha-2
• AG , according to the list of international codes of plates ,
• ANT , according to the list of country codes IOC ,
• ATG , according to the standard ISO 3166-1 (list of country codes), code alpha-3,
• ATG , according to the list of country codes used by the NATO code, alpha3,
• V2 , according to the list of prefixes ICAO aircraft registration ,

External Links

• (In) Tourism of Antigua and Barbuda
• (In) Tourism (2nd site)
• (En) Antigua and Barbuda through a collection of old postcards.