The 2005 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

structure:

       0–14 years: 27.9% (male 9,767/female 9,427)

       15–64 years: 68% (male 23,466/female 23,250)

       65 years and over: 4.1% (male 1,085/female 1,727) (2005 est.)

      Median age:

       total: 29.67 years

       male: 29.19 years

       female: 30.15 years (2005 est.)

      Population growth rate:

       0.57% (2005 est.)

      Birth rate:

       17.26 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)

      Death rate:

       5.44 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

      Net migration rate:

       −6.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

      Sex ratio:

       at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

       under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

       15–64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

       65 years and over: 0.63 male(s)/female

       total population: 1 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

      Infant mortality rate:

       total: 19.46 deaths/1,000 live births

       male: 23.43 deaths/1,000 live births

       female: 15.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth:

       total population: 71.9 years

       male: 69.53 years

       female: 74.38 years (2005 est.)

      Total fertility rate:

       2.26 children born/woman (2005 est.)

      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, British, Portuguese, Lebanese, Syrian

      Religions:

       Christian, (predominantly Anglican with other Protestant, and some

       Roman Catholic)

      Languages:

       English (official), local dialects

      Literacy:

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

       schooling

       total population: 89%

       male: 90%

       female: 88% (1960 est.)

      Government Antigua and Barbuda

      Country name: conventional long form: none conventional short form: Antigua and Barbuda

      Government type:

       constitutional monarchy with UK-style parliament

      Capital:

       Saint John's (Antigua)

      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 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 Sir James B. CARLISLE (since 10 June

       1993)

       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

       elections: none; the monarch 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 is usually appointed prime minister

       by the governor general

      Legislative branch:

       bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (17-member body

       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 23 March 2004 (next

       to be held NA 2009)

       election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -

       ALP 4, UPP 13

      Judicial branch:

       Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (based in Saint Lucia; one judge of

       the Supreme Court is a resident of the islands and presides over the

       Court of Summary Jurisdiction)

      Political parties and leaders:

       Antigua Labor Party or ALP [Lester Bryant BIRD]; Barbuda People's

       Movement or BPM [Thomas H. FRANK]; United Progressive Party or UPP

       [Baldwin SPENCER] (a coalition of three opposition parties - United

       National Democratic Party or UNDP, Antigua Caribbean Liberation

       Movement or ACLM, and Progressive Labor Movement or PLM)

      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, C, Caricom, CDB, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM,

       IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO (subscriber),

       ITU, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO,

       WIPO, WMO, WTO

      Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Lionel A. HURST chancery: 3216 New Mexico Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016 telephone: [1] (202) 362–5122 FAX: [1] (202) 362–5225 consulate(s) general: Miami

      Diplomatic representation from the US: the US does not have an embassy in Antigua and Barbuda (embassy closed 30 June 1994); 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

      Economy Antigua and Barbuda

      Economy