Antigua and Barbuda
Americas ยท Capital: Saint John's
How it is run: Antigua and Barbuda is a member of the United Nations, so it gets one vote in the General Assembly. Use the research links below to find out exactly who makes the laws there.
Antigua and Barbuda is home to 94,209 people in Caribbean, where people speak English.
Numbers that tell a story ๐ข
๐ฅ People
94,209 people
That is about 12 people out of every million on Earth (counted in 2025).
๐บ๏ธ Land
442 kmยฒ
Smaller than most big cities โ you could cross it in an afternoon.
๐๏ธ How crowded
About 213 people per square kilometre โ busy towns with countryside in between.
๐ Size in its region
37th most people in Americas
39th largest by land in Americas.
๐ฃ๏ธ Official languages
English
๐ฐ Money
Eastern Caribbean dollar ($)
Life here today ๐ฉบ
These come from World Bank open data โ the same numbers governments use when they argue about budgets.
โค๏ธ How long people live
77.8 years on average
Doctors, clean water and food supply all change this number over time.
๐ผ Money made per person each year
about US$24,819
An upper-middle-income country: growing cities, and more families joining the middle class.
๐ข Living in cities
24.3% of people
Many people still live in villages and farming towns.
๐ Kids under 15
17.5% of the population
A fairly balanced mix of young and old.
Everyday details ๐งญ
๐ Phone code
+1268
Dial this before the number to call from another country.
๐ Websites end in
.ag
๐ง People here are called
Antiguan, Barbudan
๐ท๏ธ Name at home
Antigua and Barbuda
๐ Coast or inland
Has a coastline
๐๏ธ UN voting group
Latin American and Caribbean Group
Countries in the same group often plan votes together.
Neighbours & borders ๐ค
Antigua and Barbuda has no land borders at all. It is surrounded by water, so boats and planes are the way in and out.
Say its name around the world ๐ฃ๏ธ
Countries have different names in different languages. Try these with a penpal.
Spanish
Antigua y Barbuda
French
Antigua-et-Barbuda
Arabic
ุฃูุชูุบูุง ูุจุงุฑุจูุฏุง
Chinese
ๅฎๆ็ๅๅทดๅธ่พพ
Japanese
ใขใณใใฃใฐใขใปใใผใใผใ
Russian
ะะฝัะธะณัะฐ ะธ ะะฐัะฑัะดะฐ
Portuguese
Antรญgua e Barbuda
German
Antigua und Barbuda
Put it in perspective ๐
- United States โ the most populated country in Americas โ has about 3627.9ร as many people as Antigua and Barbuda.
- All of Antigua and Barbuda would fit inside one large national park in many other countries.
- If everyone in Antigua and Barbuda lined up shoulder to shoulder, the line would stretch about 47 km.
Fast facts ๐ง
Fact of the day: Antigua and Barbuda is a full member of the United Nations, so it gets one vote in the General Assembly โ the same as every other member, big or small.
๐ท๏ธ Official name
Antigua and Barbuda
๐๏ธ Capital
Saint John's
๐ Region
Americas ยท Caribbean
๐ค Country code
AG
๐๏ธ UN status
UN member state
๐ฉ Independence
Independent country
More about Antigua and Barbuda ๐
๐งญ Where on the map
17.1ยฐ N, 61.8ยฐ W
๐ Half of the world
Northern & Western hemisphere
๐ฐ๏ธ Clock check
Roughly UTC-4 โ when it is noon in London it is about 08:00 in Saint John's.
- The capital of Antigua and Barbuda is Saint John's โ that's where the country's big decisions get made.
- Antigua and Barbuda sits in Caribbean, in the northern and western half of the globe.
- Antigua and Barbuda is an independent country, meaning it makes its own laws.
- Antigua and Barbuda is close to the line of 0ยฐ longitude, so its clocks are near the world's reference time (UTC).
- Antigua and Barbuda lies in the tropics, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, so the sun gets very high overhead.
Countries nearby ๐ค
Talk about it ๐ฌ
- Antigua and Barbuda has 1 official language. How would your school day change if lessons were taught in more than one language?
- Antigua and Barbuda can trade by sea. What should a country protect first: its ports, its fishing waters, or its beaches?
- If Antigua and Barbuda spoke at the General Assembly tomorrow, what one problem should its delegate ask the world to help fix?
Quick quiz ๐งช
Guess first, then tap to check your answer.
What is the capital of Antigua and Barbuda?
Saint John's
Which money do people spend in Antigua and Barbuda?
Eastern Caribbean dollar ($)
How many countries share a land border with Antigua and Barbuda?
None โ no land neighbours at all.
Roughly how many people live in Antigua and Barbuda?
94,209 people
Keep researching ๐
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