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Antigua and Barbuda

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Country Name

Conventional long form: none

Conventional short form: Antigua and Barbuda

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

International Law Organization Participation

Citizenship

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

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 Caribbean Liberation Movement or ACLM [leader NA]; Antigua Labor Party or ALP [Lester Bryant BIRD]; Barbuda People's Movement or BPM [leader NA]; Progressive Labor Movement or PLM [leader NA]; United National Democratic Party or UNDP [leader NA]; United Progressive Party or UPP [Baldwin SPENCER], a coalition of three opposition political parties - UNDP, ACLM, and PLM

Political Pressure Groups and Leaders

Antigua Trades and Labor Union or ATLU [William ROBINSON]; People's Democratic Movement or PDM [Hugh MARSHALL]

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

National Anthem

Year

Government Type

  • Constitutional monarchy with Westminster-style parliament

Data Code

  • AC

Capital

    Saint John's

Diplomatic Representation in the US

  • Chief Of Mission
    Ambassador Lionel Alexander HURST
  • Chancery
    3216 New Mexico Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016
  • Telephone
    [1] (202) 362-5211
  • 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 is accredited to Antigua and Barbuda

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
  • ITU
  • NAM (observer)
  • OAS
  • OECS
  • OPANAL
  • UN
  • UNCTAD
  • UNESCO
  • UPU
  • WCL
  • WFTU
  • WHO
  • WMO
  • WTrO
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