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Antigua and Barbuda



Basic Information:

Official Name: Antigua and Barbuda
Population: 86,295
Area: 443 km2
Capital City: St.John's
Major Religion: Christianity
Currency: East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
Exchange Rate: N/A
Time Zone: GMT -4
Current time: 10:38pm
Phone Country Dialing Code: 809
Region: Caribbean
Language: English


Climate ():

Practical Travel Information:

Official Tourism Website: www.antigua-barbuda.org
Electricity: 230V
Electrical Socket:

Type A

Type B


Travel Cost: $$$$ ($ = cheap, $$$$$ = expensive)
Main Attractions:
  • English Harbour - English Harbour is best known for Nelson's Dockyard, a former British Navy base. It displays restored 18th and 19th-century buildings and other historical artifacts from the colonial period of the dockyard.

Health Advisory:
  • Yellow Fever (Vaccination certificate may be required if coming from infected area)