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Antigua and Barbuda (UK: / ænˈtiːɡə ... bɑːrˈbuːdə /, US: / ænˈtiːɡwə ... bɑːrˈbjuːdə /) is a sovereign island country in the Caribbean. It lies at the conjuncture of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean in the Leeward Islands part of the Lesser Antilles.
Antigua is 650 km (400 mi) southeast of Puerto Rico; Barbuda lies 48 km (30 mi) due north of Antigua, and the uninhabited island of Redonda is 56 km (35 mi) southwest of Antigua. [1] The largest island of Antigua, is 21 km (about a dozen miles) across and 281 km 2 (about a hundred square miles) in area. [1] Barbuda covers 161 km 2 (62 sq mi ...
Antigua. Antigua (/ ænˈtiːɡə / ann-TEE-gə), [2] also known as Waladli or Wadadli by the local population, is an island in the Lesser Antilles. It is one of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region and the most populous island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda became an independent state within the Commonwealth ...
The population of Antigua and Barbuda, is predominantly black (91.0%) or mixed (4.4%). [1] 1.9% of the population is white and 0.7% East Indian. There is also a small Amerindian population: 177 in 1991 and 214 in 2001 (0.3% of the total population). The remaining 1.6% of the population includes people from the Middle East (0.6%) and China (0.2% ...
Barbuda. Barbuda (/ bɑːrˈb (j) uːdə /) [2][3] is an island and dependency located in the eastern Caribbean forming part of the twin-island state of Antigua and Barbuda as an autonomous entity. Barbuda is located approximately 30 miles (48 km) north of Antigua. The sole settlements on the island are Codrington and its surrounding localities.
The following islands are some of the major islands in the island country Cuba: [10] Cuba (largest island in the Caribbean 104,556 km 2 (40,369 sq mi), 21°56′02″N 78°45′15″W. Canarreos Archipelago, 21°38′22″N 82°14′10″W. Isla de la Juventud (2nd largest island in Cuba at 2,200 km 2 (850 sq mi)), 21°45′N 82°51′W.
Antigua: 279 108 Antigua and Barbuda: 36 Saint Croix: 214 82 United States Virgin Islands: 37 New Providence: 207 80 Bahamas: 38 Grand Cayman: 196 76 Cayman Islands: 39 Aruba: 180 74 Aruba: 40 Tortuga: 178 69 Haiti: 41 Saint Kitts: 168 65 Saint Kitts and Nevis: 42 San Salvador Island: 163 63 Bahamas: 43 Barbuda: 161 61 Antigua and Barbuda 44 ...
An enlargeable relief map of Antigua and Barbuda. The following outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to Antigua and Barbuda: Antigua and Barbuda – twin-island nation lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It consists of two major inhabited islands, Antigua and Barbuda, and a number of smaller islands ...