The 2004 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the governor general on

       the advice of the prime minister

       head of government: Prime Minister Baldwin SPENCER (since 24 March

       2004)

      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)

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

       ALP 4, UPP 12, contested 1; note - new election will decide the

       contested seat

       elections: House of Representatives - last held 23 March 2004 (next

       to be held NA 2009)

      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, Ambassador Mary E. KRAMER, 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 - overview:

       Tourism continues to dominate the economy, accounting for more than

       half of GDP. Weak tourist arrival numbers since early 2000 have

       slowed the economy, however, and pressed the government into a tight

       fiscal corner. The dual-island nation's agricultural production is

       focused on the domestic market and constrained by a limited water

       supply and a labor shortage stemming from the lure of higher wages

       in tourism and construction. Manufacturing comprises enclave-type

       assembly for export with major products being bedding, handicrafts,

       and electronic components. Prospects for economic growth in the

       medium term will continue to depend on income growth in the

       industrialized world, especially in the US, which accounts for

       slightly more than one-third of tourist arrivals.

      GDP:

       purchasing power parity - $750 million (2002 est.)

      GDP - real growth rate:

       3% (2002 est.)

      GDP - per capita:

       purchasing power parity - $11,000 (2002 est.)

      GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 3.9% industry: 19.2% services: 76.8% (2002)

      Population below poverty line:

       NA

      Household income or consumption by percentage share:

       lowest 10%: NA

       highest 10%: NA

      Inflation rate (consumer prices):

       0.4% (2000 est.)

      Labor force:

       30,000

      Labor force - by occupation:

       agriculture 7%, industry 11%, services 82% (1983)

      Unemployment rate:

       11% (2001 est.)

      Budget:

       revenues: $123.7 million

       expenditures: $145.9 million, including capital expenditures of NA

       (2000 est.)

      Agriculture - products:

       cotton, fruits, vegetables, bananas, coconuts, cucumbers, mangoes,

       sugarcane; livestock

      Industries:

       tourism, construction, light manufacturing (clothing, alcohol,

       household appliances)

      Industrial production growth rate:

       6% (1997 est.)

      Electricity - production:

       105.3 million kWh (2001)

      Electricity - consumption:

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