The 1994 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ Council of Ministers; appointed by the governor general on the advice

       of the prime minister

       Legislative branch:

       bicameral Parliament

       Senate:

       17 member body appointed by the governor general

       House of Representatives:

       elections last held 8 March 1994 (next to be held NA 1999); results -

       percent of vote by party NA; seats - (17 total) ALP 11, UPP 5,

       independent 1

       Judicial branch:

       Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court

       Political parties and leaders:

       Antigua Labor Party (ALP), Lester Bryant BIRD; United Progressive

       Party (UPP), Baldwin SPENCER

       Other political or pressure groups:

       United Progressive Party (UPP), headed by Baldwin SPENCER, a coalition

       of three opposition political parties - the United National Democratic

       Party (UNDP); the Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement (ACLM); and

       the Progressive Labor Movement (PLM); Antigua Trades and Labor Union

       (ATLU), headed by Noel THOMAS

       Member of:

       ACP, C, CARICOM, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, GATT, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, IFAD,

       IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT (nonsignatory user), INTERPOL, IOC, ITU,

       LORCS, NAM (observer), OAS, OECS, OPANAL, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, WCL,

       WHO, WMO

       Diplomatic representation in US:

       chief of mission:

       Ambassador Patrick Albert LEWIS

       chancery:

       Suite 4M, 3400 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20008

       telephone:

       (202) 362–5211 or 5166, 5122

       FAX:

       (202) 362–5225

       consulate(s) general:

       Miami

       US diplomatic representation:

       chief of mission:

       the US Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Antigua and Barbuda,

       and, in his absence, the Embassy is headed by Charge d'Affaires Bryant

       J. SALTER

       embassy:

       Queen Elizabeth Highway, Saint John's

       mailing address:

       FPO AA 34054–0001

       telephone:

       (809) 462–3505 or 3506

       FAX:

       (809) 462–3516

       Flag:

       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

      @Antigua and Barbuda, Economy

      Overview:

       The economy is primarily service oriented, with tourism the most

       important determinant of economic performance. During the period

       1986–91, real GDP expanded at an annual average rate of about 6%.

       Tourism makes a direct contribution to GDP of about 13% and also

       affects growth in other sectors - particularly in construction,

       communications, and public utilities. In 1992, reduced government

       capital spending and private sector investment, dampened by recession

       in the major world economies, slowed economic growth.

       National product:

       GDP - exchange rate conversion - $368.5 million (1993 est.)

       National product real growth rate:

       NA

       National product per capita:

       $5,800 (1993 est.)

       Inflation rate (consumer prices):

       7% (1993)

       Unemployment rate:

       5% (1988 est.)

       Budget:

       revenues:

       $105 million

       expenditures:

       $161 million, including capital expenditures of $56 million (1992)

       Exports:

       $54.7 million (f.o.b., 1992)

       commodities:

       petroleum products 48%, manufactures 23%, food and live animals 4%,

       machinery and transport equipment 17%

       partners:

       OECS 26%, Barbados 15%, Guyana 4%, Trinidad and Tobago 2%, US 0.3%

       Imports:

       $260.9 million (f.o.b., 1992)

       commodities:

       food and live animals, machinery and transport equipment,

       manufactures, chemicals, oil

       partners:

       US 27%, UK 16%, Canada 4%, OECS 3%, other 50%

       External debt:

       $250 million (1990 est.)

       Industrial production:

       growth rate 3% (1989 est.); accounts for 8% of GDP

       Electricity:

       capacity:

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