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Antigua's tourist office boasts that the island has 365 beaches, 'one for each day of the year'. It has great reefs and wrecks for diving and snorkelling. On neighbouring Barbuda you can track the island's fabled frigate birds and visit the Caribbean's largest rookery.
Fast Facts
Country Full Name
Antigua and Barbuda
Population
69,108
Currency
Name: East Caribbean Dollar
Code: XCD
Symbol: EC$
Electrical Plugs
230V 60Hz
Languages Spoken
Official: English
Time Zones
GMT/UTC -4
Country Dialing Code
+268
Weights & Measures
Imperial
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