Antigua and Barbuda- “Your place in the Sun”

About Antigua and Barbuda

The multi-island nation of Antigua and Barbuda is located on the north-eastern arc of the Eastern Caribbean, about 650 km (400 miles) southeast of Puerto Rico. It is one of the Leeward islands within the Lesser Antilles,where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Caribbean Sea. It also comprises the small uninhabited island of Redonda to the southwest of Antigua. Key statistics (2019):

POPULATION

97,895 (97% in Antigua)

GDP per Capita

US$ 15,703

CURRENCY

Eastern Caribbean Dollar (EC$) US$1.00 = EC$2.70

TIME ZONE

Eastern Time (GMT- 4)

Barbuda: a flat coral island with an area of  62 square miles and lies approximately 30 miles due north of Antigua. 

Antigua: largest of the English-speaking Leeward Islands at 108 sq. miles – about 14 miles long and 11 miles wide