ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA REGION CARIBBEAN NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE NOVEMBER 1 1981 FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION NOVEMBER 1 1981 POPULATION 64246 1999 EST AREA 171 SQ MI CAPITAL SAINT JOHN'S FORM OF GOVERNMENT PARLIAMENTARY REPUBLIC NATURAL RESOURCES NONE OF SIGNIFICANCE MAIN INDUSTRIES TOURISM SHIPPING CONSTRUCTION CLOTHING HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES AGRICULTURE LIVESTOCK COTTON VEGETABLES CURRENCY EAST CARIBBEAN DOLLAR GDP 503 MILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 7900 1998 EST LANGUAGES ENGLISH OFFICIAL CARIBBEAN DIALECTS RELIGIONS CHRISTIANITY ANGLICANISM OTHER PROTESTANT DENOMINATIONS ROMAN CATHOLICISM LITERACY RATE 89 LIFE EXPECTANCY 69 YEARS MALE 74 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 16 BIRTHS PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 6 DEATHS PER 1000 POPULATION
