The 2010 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

male: 17.41 deaths/1,000 live births

      female: 12.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth:

      total population: 75.26 years country comparison to the world: 86 male: 73.27 years

      female: 77.35 years (2010 est.)

      Total fertility rate:

      2.06 children born/woman (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 124

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

      NA

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

      NA

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:

      NA

      Nationality:

      noun: Antiguan(s), Barbudan(s)

      adjective: Antiguan, Barbudan

      Ethnic groups:

      black 91%, mixed 4.4%, white 1.7%, other 2.9% (2001 census)

      Religions:

      Anglican 25.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 12.3%, Pentecostal 10.6%,

       Moravian 10.5%, Roman Catholic 10.4%, Methodist 7.9%, Baptist 4.9%,

       Church of God 4.5%, other Christian 5.4%, other 2%, none or

       unspecified 5.8% (2001 census)

      Languages:

      English (official), local dialects

      Literacy:

      definition: age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling

      total population: 85.8%

      male: NA

      female: NA (2003 est.)

      Education expenditures:

      3.9% of GDP (2002) country comparison to the world: 108

      Government ::Antigua and Barbuda

      Country name:

      conventional long form: none

      conventional short form: Antigua and Barbuda

      Government type:

      constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government and a Commonwealth realm

      Capital:

      name: Saint John's

      geographic coordinates: 17 07 N, 61 51 W

      time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

      Administrative divisions:

      6 parishes and 2 dependencies*; Barbuda*, Redonda*, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mary, Saint Paul, Saint Peter, Saint Philip

      Independence:

      1 November 1981 (from the UK)

      National holiday:

      Independence Day (National Day), 1 November (1981)

      Constitution:

      1 November 1981

      Legal system:

      based on English common law

      Suffrage:

      18 years of age; universal

      Executive branch:

      chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Louisse LAKE-TACK (since 17 July 2007)

      head of government: Prime Minister Winston Baldwin SPENCER (since 24 March 2004)

      cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister (For more information visit the World Leaders website ) elections: the monarchy is hereditary; governor general chosen by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the governor general

      Legislative branch:

      bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (17 seats; members appointed by the governor general) and the House of Representatives (17 seats; members are elected by proportional representation to serve five-year terms)

      elections: House of Representatives - last held on 12 March 2009 (next to be held in 2014)

      election results: percent of vote by party - UPP 50.9%, ALP 47.2%, BPM 1.1%; seats by party - UPP 9, ALP 7, BPM 1

      Judicial branch:

      Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court consisting of a High Court of

       Justice and a Court of Appeal (based in Saint Lucia; two judges of

       the Supreme Court are residents of the islands and preside over the

       Court of Summary Jurisdiction); Magistrates' Courts; member of the

       Caribbean Court of Justice

      Political parties and leaders:

      Antigua Labor Party or ALP [Lester Bryant BIRD]; Barbuda People's Movement or BPM [Thomas H. FRANK]; Barbuda People's Movement for Change [Arthur NIBBS]; Barbudans for a Better Barbuda [Ordrick SAMUEL]; United Progressive Party or UPP [Baldwin SPENCER] (a coalition of three parties - Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement or ACLM, Progressive Labor Movement or PLM, United National Democratic Party or UNDP)

      Political pressure groups and leaders:

      Antigua Trades and Labor Union or ATLU [William ROBINSON]; People's

       Democratic Movement or PDM [Hugh MARSHALL]

      International organization participation:

      ACP, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA,

       IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, ISO

       (subscriber), ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW,

       PetroCaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

      Diplomatic representation in the US:

      chief of mission: Ambassador Deborah Mae LOVELL

      chancery: 3216 New Mexico Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016

      telephone: [1] (202) 362–5122

      FAX: [1] (202) 362–5225

      consulate(s) general: Miami, New York

      Diplomatic representation from the US:

      the US does not have an embassy in Antigua and Barbuda; the US Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Antigua and Barbuda

      Flag description:

      red, with an inverted isosceles triangle based on the top edge of the flag; the triangle contains three horizontal bands of black (top), light blue, and white, with a yellow rising sun in the black band; the sun symbolizes the dawn of a new era, black represents the African heritage of most of the population, blue is for hope, and red is for the dynamism of the people; the "V" stands for victory; the successive yellow, blue, and white coloring is also meant to evoke the country's tourist attractions of sun, sea, and sand

      National anthem:

      name: "Fair Antigua, We Salute Thee"

      lyrics/music: Novelle Hamilton RICHARDS/Walter Garnet Picart CHAMBERS

      note: adopted 1967; as a Commonwealth country, in addition to the national anthem, "God Save the Queen" serves as the royal anthem (see United Kingdom)

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