FACTS & FIGURES

Location: Islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean
Capital: St. John’s (Antigua)
Main island: Antigua
Area: 442 square km
Population:  92,436 (2015)
Status: Independent since Nov 1, 1981
Nationality: Antiguan and Barbudan
Legal system: Common law based on English model
Chief of State: Queen Eleizabeth II represented by Governor General Rodney Williams
Head of Government: Prime Minister Gaston Browne
GDP: $2.03 billion US (2014 purchasing power parity)
GDP real growth: 4.2% (2014)
GDP per capita: $23,000 US (2014)
GDP by sector:  80% services, 18% industry, 2% agriculture (2014)
Currency: East Caribbean Dollar ($1 USD = 2.7 ECD)