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Antiguan may refer to: * Antigua, the main island of Antigua and Barbuda * Antigua and Barbuda, a sovereign state in the West Indies * A person from Antigua ** List of Antiguans and Barbudans See also * Antigua (other) * Barbudan (other) Barbudan may refer to: * Something of, or related to Barbuda. See also the country, Antigua and Barbuda. * A person from Barbuda, or of Barbudan descent. For information about the Barbudan people, see Demographics of Barbuda and Culture of Antigu ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Antigua
Antigua ( ), also known as Waladli or Wadadli by the native population, is an island in the Lesser Antilles. It is one of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region and the main island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda became an independent state within the Commonwealth of Nations on 1 November 1981. ''Antigua'' means "ancient" in Spanish after an icon in Seville Cathedral, "" — St. Mary of the Old Cathedral.Kessler, Herbert L. & Nirenberg, David. Judaism and Christian Art: Aesthetic Anxieties from the Catacombs to Colonialism'' Accessed 23 September 2011. The name ''Waladli'' comes from the indigenous inhabitants and means approximately "our own". The island's perimeter is roughly and its area . Its population was 83,191 (at the 2011 Census). The economy is mainly reliant on tourism, with the agricultural sector serving the domestic market. Over 22,000 people live in the capital city, St. John's. The capital is situated in the north-west ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Antigua And Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda (, ) is a sovereign country in the West Indies. It lies at the juncture of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean in the Leeward Islands part of the Lesser Antilles, at 17°N latitude. The country consists of two major islands, Antigua and Barbuda, approximately apart, and several smaller islands, including Great Bird, Green, Guiana, Long, Maiden, Prickly Pear, York, and Redonda. The permanent population is approximately 97,120 ( est.), 97% residing in Antigua. St. John's, Antigua, is the country's capital, major city, and largest port. Codrington is Barbuda's largest town. In 1493, Christopher Columbus reconnoitred the island of Antigua, which he named for the Church of Santa María La Antigua.Crocker, John. "Barbuda Eyes Statehood and Tourists". ''The Washington Post''. 28 January 1968. p. E11. Great Britain colonized Antigua in 1632 and Barbuda in 1678. A part of the Federal Colony of the Leeward Islands from 1871, Antigua and Barbuda joi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Demographics Of Antigua And Barbuda
This article is a demographics, demography of the population of Antigua and Barbuda including population density, Ethnic group, ethnicity, Antigua and Barbuda, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. Population According to the 2011 census the estimated resident population of Antigua and Barbuda was 86,295. The estimated population of is (). Vital statistics Structure of the population Structure of the population (27.05.2011) (Census) : Ethnic groups The population of Antigua and Barbuda, is predominantly black (91.0%) or mixed (4.4%). 1.9% of the population is white and 0.7% East Indian. There is also a small Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Amerindian population: 177 in 1991 and 214 in 2001 (0.3% of the total population). The remaining 1.6% of the population includes people from the Middle East (0.6%) and Chinese people, China (0.2%). The 2001 census disclosed that 19,425, or 30 per cent of the total population of Antigua and Barbuda, reporte ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Antiguans And Barbudans
This a list of notable people from Antigua and Barbuda. *DJ Red Alert, disc Jockey on Power 105.1 FM and has been recognized as a hip-hop pioneer *Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers, British-Anguillan Athlete, Barrister, Beauty Queen, Model and Politician who represented Antigua and Barbuda at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the heptathlon event and was crowned Miss Universe Great Britain 2018 and placed Top 20 at Miss Universe 2018 *Joel Anthony, Canadian professional NBA player with Antiguan parentage *Craig "Speedy" Claxton, retired professional basketball player, is of Antiguan parentage *Melvin Claxton, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author * Heather Doram, artists and designer of the national costume * Verton Harris (born 1980), football player *Maurice Hope, world champion boxer * Anna Marie Horsford, actress, of Antiguan parentage * Jazzie B, Musician and Soul II Soul founder *Marianne Jean-Baptiste, actress, of Antiguan parentage * Marie-Elena John, Antiguan writer and form ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Antigua (other)
Antigua can refer to: Places *Antigua, an island in the Caribbean *Antigua and Barbuda, the nation of which the island of Antigua is part *Antigua Guatemala, a city in the central mountains of Guatemala *Antigua, Fuerteventura, a municipality of Fuerteventura Island, Canary Islands, Spain *Antigua, Queensland, a locality in Australia *Santa María La Antigua, church in Valladolid, Spain People * Orlando Antigua (born 1973), Dominican-American basketball player, and assistant basketball coach at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I, Illinois, University of Illinois, or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. It is the flagship institution of the Universit ... Ships *Four successive ships of the Royal Navy named *, a turbo-electric liner of the United Fruit Company See also *Antiguan (other) *La Antigua (other) *Antigua Winds ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Barbudan (other)
Barbudan may refer to: * Something of, or related to Barbuda. See also the country, Antigua and Barbuda. * A person from Barbuda, or of Barbudan descent. For information about the Barbudan people, see Demographics of Barbuda and Culture of Antigua and Barbuda. * Note that there is no language called "Barbudan". See Languages of Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda (, ) is a sovereign state, sovereign island country, country in the West Indies. It lies at the juncture of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean in the Leeward Islands part of the Lesser Antilles, at 17th parallel nor .... See also * Barbuda (other) * Antiguan (other) * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |