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Antigua and Barbuda [c] is a sovereign archipelagic country composed of Antigua, Barbuda, and numerous other small islands. Antigua and Barbuda has a total area of 440 km 2 (170 sq mi), making it one of the smallest countries in the Caribbean .
The Redonda Annexation Act (c. 373) is an act of the Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda which annexed the uninhabited island of Redonda into the parish of Saint John. This is the last time the borders of Antigua and Barbuda were changed. It went into force on 26 March 1872.
The project was intended to be a modern futuristic city with skyscrapers and monorails, [4] being led by the formerly-Chinese investor Yida Zhang, now exclusively a citizen of Antigua and Barbuda. [5] In 2016, Antigua's human and infrastructural development was on an upward trajectory, [6] being the first country in the Caribbean to ban plastic ...
The political system of Antigua and Barbuda is a unitary, parliamentary, representative democratic monarchy. Charles III is the present King of Antigua and Barbuda. While executive power is exercised by the government, legislative power is vested in both the government and the legislature. Antigua and Barbuda elects a legislature on national level.
The history of Antigua and Barbuda from 1981 to 1994 began after Antigua and Barbuda gained independence from the United Kingdom on 1 November 1981. This era cemented the rule of the Bird family in Antigua, and resulted in the Barbudan independence movement being pacified for the next few decades.
The Barbudan independence movement is a political movement that seeks the independence of Barbuda from Antigua.Proponents state that Barbudan independence would allow Barbudans to exercise their right to self-determination, especially after the start of the Barbuda land crisis, while opponents state that this movement would set a precedent for other small islands in the region to secede, and ...
Also in 2007, Antigua hosted the Cricket World Cup, but due to unsafe conditions at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, the government was publicly humiliated. [7] However, Antigua and Barbuda was able to defeat the United States in a court case involving its online gambling industry, resulting in an increased standing in the non-aligned world and ...
Since 1904, Barbuda has had a certain degree of autonomy under the Barbuda Act, which established an island warden who could make certain regulations. In 1976, during the prelude to independence, the Barbuda Local Government Act was passed, with amendments in 1981, [ 3 ] being described in 1982 by the Antigua Broadcasting Service as giving the ...