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The population of Antigua and Barbuda, is predominantly black (91.0%) or mixed (4.4%). [1] 1.9% of the population is white and 0.7% East Indian. There is also a small Amerindian population: 177 in 1991 and 214 in 2001 (0.3% of the total population). The remaining 1.6% of the population includes people from the Middle East (0.6%) and China (0.2% ...
1,447 people were born in Antigua and Barbuda, and 170 were foreign born. People who are foreign born make up 10.5% of the Barbudan population. Education. 67.93% of the population are not in education, while 32.07% were enrolled in full and part time education. Employment
Antigua and Barbuda is composed of six parishes and two dependencies. Saint John is the most populous parish, home to well over half of Antigua and Barbuda's population. [73] During colonial times, the parishes were governed by parish vestries, however, the parishes now lack any sort of government. [74]
Barbuda. Barbuda (/ bɑːrˈb (j) uːdə /) [2][3] is an island and dependency located in the eastern Caribbean forming part of the twin-island state of Antigua and Barbuda as an autonomous entity. Barbuda is located approximately 30 miles (48 km) north of Antigua. The sole settlements on the island are Codrington and its surrounding localities.
Antigua (/ ænˈtiːɡə / ann-TEE-gə), [ 2 ] also known as Waladli or Wadadli by the local population, is an island in the Lesser Antilles. It is one of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region and the most populous island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda became an independent state within the Commonwealth of ...
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda. St. John's is the capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda, part of the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. With a population of 22,219, [1] St. John's is the commercial centre of the nation and the chief port of the island of Antigua.
This is a list of all settlements in Antigua and Barbuda with over 700 people. A settlement is the capital of a parish if its name appears bolded. It is italicized if the settlement is the largest city in the parish; if both, it is bolded and italicized.
The history of Antigua and Barbuda covers the period from the arrival of the Archaic peoples thousands of years ago to the present day. Prior to European colonization, the lands encompassing present-day Antigua and Barbuda were inhabited by three successive Amerindian societies. The island was claimed by England, who settled the islands in 1632 ...