Antigua and Barbuda
Saint John's · Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda is a country in North America. Its capital city is Saint John's, the official currency is the East Caribbean Dollar, and the main language is English.
With a population of roughly 94,000 people spread over 442 km², Antigua and Barbuda is the 184th most populous country in the world and the 182nd largest by area. That works out at about 213 people per square kilometre.
Antigua and Barbuda has no land borders with any other country. Its largest urban centres are Saint John's, All Saints and Liberta. The highest point in the country is Mount Obama, at 402 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Seychelles, while its population is closest to that of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
- Capital
- Saint John's
- Region
- Caribbean
- Population
- 94,000
- Area
- 442 km²
- Currency
- East Caribbean Dollar
- Main language
- English
- Highest point
- Mount Obama
402 m - Land borders
- 0
Antigua and Barbuda: things worth knowing
- Antigua is said to have 365 beaches, one for every day of the year.
- The country's highest point was renamed Mount Obama in 2009 and reverted to Boggy Peak in name only locally.
- Nelson's Dockyard is the only continuously working Georgian-era naval dockyard in the world.
Antigua and Barbuda in context
North America has 23 sovereign countries in total. Antigua and Barbuda ranks 21st among them by population.
See the full list of North America countries, or browse all 195 countries.