The 1999 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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      People

      Population: 64,246 (July 1999 est.)

      Age structure:

       0–14 years: 26% (male 8,414; female 8,137)

       15–64 years: 69% (male 21,936; female 22,227)

       65 years and over: 5% (male 1,504; female 2,028) (1999 est.)

      Population growth rate: 0.36% (1999 est.)

      Birth rate: 16.22 births/1,000 population (1999 est.)

      Death rate: 5.76 deaths/1,000 population (1999 est.)

      Net migration rate: −6.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1999 est.)

      Sex ratio:

       at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

       under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

       15–64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female

       65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female

       total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (1999 est.)

      Infant mortality rate: 20.69 deaths/1,000 live births (1999 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth: total population: 71.46 years male: 69.06 years female: 73.98 years (1999 est.)

      Total fertility rate: 1.72 children born/woman (1999 est.)

      Nationality: noun: Antiguan(s), Barbudan(s) adjective: Antiguan, Barbudan

      Ethnic groups: black, British, Portuguese, Lebanese, Syrian

      Religions: Anglican (predominant), other Protestant sects, 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

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

      Data code: AC

      Government type: parliamentary democracy

      Capital: Saint John's

      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, 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 James B. CARLISLE (since NA 1993)

       head of government: Prime Minister Lester Bryant BIRD (since 8 March

       1994)

       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; prime minister

       appointed 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 9 March 1999 (next to

       be held NA March 2004)

       election results: percent of vote by party—NA; seats by party—ALP

       12, UPP 4, independent 1

      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

       coalition of three opposition political parties—United National

       Democratic Party or UNDP, Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement or

       ACLM, and the Progressive Labor Movement or PLM

      Political pressure groups and leaders: Antigua Trades and Labor

      International organization participation: ACP, C, Caricom, CDB,

       ECLAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO,

       IMF, IMO, Intelsat (nonsignatory user), Interpol, IOC, ISO

       (subscriber), ITU, NAM (observer), OAS, OECS, OPANAL, UN, UNCTAD,

       UNESCO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WMO, WTrO

      Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Lionel Alexander HURST chancery: 3216 New Mexico Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016 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

      Economy—overview: Tourism continues to be by far the dominant activity in the economy accounting directly or indirectly for more than half of GDP. Increased tourist arrivals have helped spur growth in the construction and transport sectors. The dual island nation's agricultural production is mainly directed to the domestic market; СКАЧАТЬ