ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

Capital: St. John's (Saint Jones)

Flag: the triangle aligned on a red background directed down divided horizontally into three strips black, light blue and white, a black strip with a symbol of a rising sun in yellow.

Motto: There begins "The fair of Antigua and Barbuda, I welcome you".

MONETARY BLOCK: The East Caribbean dollar (EC of $) - the paper currency in 100 cents tied to US dollar. There are coins 1, 2, 5, 10, 25 cents and 1 dollar and also banknotes of 5, 10, 20 and 100 dollars. ec of $1 = us of $0,37037 (or us of $1 = ec of $2,7, since 2004).

SCALES AND MEASURES: Imperial measures are used, but the metric system is introduced.

HOLIDAYS: New year, on January 1; Labor Day, 1st Monday of May; Put KARIKOM, on July 3; State day, on November 1; Christmas, on December 25; Day of gifts, on December 26. Mobile vacation includes Good Friday, Easter Monday and Uitmondeyl.

TIME: 8:00 - 12:00 across Greenwich.

ARRANGEMENT, SIZE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The condition of Antigua and Barbuda entering a chain of the Leeward Islands in east part of the Caribbean Region makes about 420 km (261 miles) from the Commonwealth of the USA to Puerto Rico and 180 km (110 miles) from the French overseas separation of Guadeloupe. The total area of the site is 440 sq.km (170 quarter. Miles) includes Antigua (280 sq.km / 108 quarter. Miles); Barbuda (161 sq.km / 62 quarter. Miles); and the uninhabited Redonda (1,3 sq.km / 5 sq. miles) located in 40 km (25 miles) to the southwest coast. This total area is slightly less 2,5-fold size of Washington, the District of Columbia. The general coastline makes 153 km (95 miles). The city of Antigua and Barbuda, St. John's, is located on the northwest suburb of the island of Antigua.

TOPOGRAPHY

Partially volcanic and partially coral by origin, Antigua has deeply pressed coast leveled by reeves and slip-ups; there are many natural harbors and beaches. Boggy Peak (402 m / 1319 feet), in the southwest of Antigua, is the highest point of the nation. The northeast coastline of Antigua is covered with numerous tiny islands; the central square - the fertile plain. Barbuda, coral island with the big harbor on West side, rises up to 44 m (144 feet) in the highest point. Redonda - the low-lying rocky island.

CLIMATE

Temperatures on average 24 °C (75 °F) in January and 29 °C (84 °F) in July, with cooling of tradewinds from the East and the northeast. Rainfall makes 117 cm (46 inches) a year; From September to November the most damp period. Islands were exposed to periodic droughts and autumn hurricanes.

FLORA AND FAUNA

The most part of vegetation is a srub, but there is magnificent tropical growth where fresh water is available. Many grades of fruit, flowers and vegetables are grown up. Palmettos and the seaside mangrove wood are radical, and about 1600 hectares (4000 acres) of a red cedar, a white cedar, mahogany, a white tree and the akatsionny woods were put.