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Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda is a country in the Caribbean. About 96 000 people live there, in an area of 442 square kilometres. Its capital city is Saint John's.
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Where is Antigua and Barbuda?
Antigua and Barbuda lies in the Caribbean, on the continent of Americas.
It sits in the northern half of the world, roughly 1 898 km from the equator.
Its coastline is about 153 km long.
It has no land neighbours — every border it has is with the sea.
How big is Antigua and Barbuda?
Antigua and Barbuda covers 442 square kilometres.
Luxembourg is about 5.9 times bigger.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 181st largest.
If everybody spread out evenly, there would be about 217.8 people on every square kilometre.
That is busier than the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Who lives in Antigua and Barbuda?
About 96 000 people live in Antigua and Barbuda.
That is the 183rd biggest population in the world.
People here speak English.
They pay with the Eastern Caribbean dollar ($).
On average, people born here can expect to live about 71 years.
The land of Antigua and Barbuda
Its coast runs for about 153 km. Walking it end to end, at twenty kilometres a day, would take roughly 8 days.
It lies inside the tropics, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes Antigua and Barbuda different?
Dishes the country is known for: Pepperpot and Fungee.
Websites from here often end in .ag.
Antigua and Barbuda and the rest of the world
Fewer than one person in every thousand on Earth lives in Antigua and Barbuda.
It takes up less than a hundredth of one per cent of all the land in the world.
Within Americas the country ranks 31st of 35 by size, and 33rd by population.
Nature and animals
The highest mountain in the country is Boggy Peak, at 402 metres. The country has no large natural lake; its largest body of water, Potworks Reservoir, is a reservoir.
Where this country lands in the record lists
How big is Antigua and Barbuda compared with the United States?
- The United States is about 21 205 times as big as Antigua and Barbuda: 9 372 610 km² against 442 km².
- The United Kingdom is about 550 times as big as Antigua and Barbuda: 242 900 km² against 442 km².
Questions children ask
What is the capital of Antigua and Barbuda?
The capital of Antigua and Barbuda is Saint John's. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in Antigua and Barbuda?
About 96 000 people live in Antigua and Barbuda, which makes it the 183rd most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
How big is Antigua and Barbuda?
Antigua and Barbuda covers 442 square kilometres, making it the 181st largest country in the world. Luxembourg is about 5.9 times bigger.
What is the highest mountain in Antigua and Barbuda?
The highest mountain in Antigua and Barbuda is Boggy Peak, 402 metres above sea level. It is the country's highest point.
What is the largest lake in Antigua and Barbuda?
The largest body of water in Antigua and Barbuda is Potworks Reservoir, a reservoir of about 1 km²; there is no large natural lake in the country.
Are there rivers in Antigua and Barbuda?
Antigua and Barbuda has no permanent river. The ground is porous, so rain sinks straight in or runs to the sea in channels that stay dry most of the year. The water comes from rain tanks, wells or desalination plants.
Which continent is Antigua and Barbuda in?
Antigua and Barbuda is in Americas, in the part called the Caribbean.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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