Facts & Figures on Antigua and Barbuda

Total area: 180 square miles (440sq km)

Population: 85,632 (July 2009 est.)

Capital: St Johns’s on Antigua (pop. 23,500). Codrington is Barbuda’s capital (pop. less than 1,000).

Government: Constitutional monarchy (Queen Elizabeth II), Governor General (Louise Lake-Tack (2007), elected parliament (Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer elected in 2004)

Economy: Dominated by Tourism and, to a lesser extent, Financial Services.

Currency: Eastern Caribbean dollar

Distance from UK: London to Antigua is 4048 miles (6,515 km)

Flight time: 8 hours

Time difference: Antigua is 4 hours behind GMT 

Dialling Codes: To call from the UK dial 001 268 then the 7-digit local number. To call the UK from here dial 011 44 then the UK number.

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