The 2008 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ renewable water resources:

      0.1 cu km (2000)

      Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):

      total: 0.005 cu km/yr (60%/20%/20%) per capita: 63 cu m/yr (1990)

      Natural hazards:

      hurricanes and tropical storms (July to October); periodic droughts

      Environment - current issues:

      water management - a major concern because of limited natural fresh water resources - is further hampered by the clearing of trees to increase crop production, causing rainfall to run off quickly

      Environment - international agreements:

      party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

      Geography - note:

      Antigua has a deeply indented shoreline with many natural harbors and beaches; Barbuda has a large western harbor

      People

       Antigua and Barbuda

      Population:

      84,522 (July 2008 est.)

      Age structure:

      0–14 years: 27.2% (male 11,670/female 11,318) 15–64 years: 66.3% (male 26,138/female 29,859) 65 years and over: 6.6% (male 2,408/female 3,129) (2008 est.)

      Median age:

      total: 29.5 years male: 28 years female: 30.8 years (2008 est.)

      Population growth rate:

      1.305% (2008 est.)

      Birth rate:

      16.78 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

      Death rate:

      6.14 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

      Net migration rate:

      2.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

      Sex ratio:

      at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15–64 years: 0.88 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female total population: 0.91 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

      Infant mortality rate:

      total: 17.49 deaths/1,000 live births male: 20.21 deaths/1,000 live births female: 14.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth:

      total population: 74.25 years male: 72.33 years female: 76.26 years (2008 est.)

      Total fertility rate:

      2.08 children born/woman (2008 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

      NA

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

      NA

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:

      NA

      Nationality:

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

      Ethnic groups:

      black 91%, mixed 4.4%, white 1.7%, other 2.9% (2001 census)

      Religions:

      Anglican 25.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 12.3%, Pentecostal 10.6%,

       Moravian 10.5%, Roman Catholic 10.4%, Methodist 7.9%, Baptist 4.9%,

       Church of God 4.5%, other Christian 5.4%, other 2%, none or

       unspecified 5.8% (2001 census)

      Languages:

      English (official), local dialects

      Literacy:

      definition: age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling total population: 85.8% male: NA% female: NA% (2003 est.)

      Education expenditures:

      3.9% of GDP (2002)

      Government

       Antigua and Barbuda

      Country name:

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

      Government type:

      constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government

      Capital:

      name: Saint John's geographic coordinates: 17 07 N, 61 51 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

      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 (National 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 Louisse LAKE-TACK (since 17 July 2007) head of government: Prime Minister Winston Baldwin SPENCER (since 24 March 2004) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister elections: the monarch is hereditary; governor general chosen by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the governor general

      Legislative branch:

      bicameral СКАЧАТЬ