factbook.json/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json

{
  "Introduction": {
    "Background": {
      "text": "The Siboney were the first people to inhabit the islands of Antigua and Barbuda in 2400 B.C., but the Arawaks populated the islands when Christopher COLUMBUS landed on his second voyage in 1493. Early Spanish and French settlements were succeeded by an English colony in 1667. Slavery, which provided labor on the sugar plantations on Antigua, was abolished in 1834. The islands became an independent state within the British Commonwealth of Nations in 1981. In 2017, Hurricane Irma passed over the island of Barbuda, devastating the island and forcing the evacuation of the population to Antigua. Almost all of the structures on Barbuda were destroyed and the vegetation stripped, but Antigua was spared the worst."
    }
  },
  "Geography": {
    "Location": {
      "text": "Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico"
    },
    "Geographic coordinates": {
      "text": "17 03 N, 61 48 W"
    },
    "Map references": {
      "text": "Central America and the Caribbean"
    },
    "Area": {
      "total ": {
        "text": "443 sq km (Antigua 280 sq km; Barbuda 161 sq km)"
      },
      "land": {
        "text": "443 sq km"
      },
      "water": {
        "text": "0 sq km"
      },
      "note": "<strong>note:</strong> includes Redonda, 1.6 sq km"
    },
    "Area - comparative": {
      "text": "2.5 times the size of Washington, DC"
    },
    "Land boundaries": {
      "total": {
        "text": "0 km"
      }
    },
    "Coastline": {
      "text": "153 km"
    },
    "Maritime claims": {
      "territorial sea": {
        "text": "12 nm"
      },
      "contiguous zone": {
        "text": "24 nm"
      },
      "exclusive economic zone": {
        "text": "200 nm"
      },
      "continental shelf": {
        "text": "200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin"
      }
    },
    "Climate": {
      "text": "tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation"
    },
    "Terrain": {
      "text": "mostly low-lying limestone and coral islands, with some higher volcanic areas"
    },
    "Elevation": {
      "highest point": {
        "text": "Mount Obama 402 m"
      },
      "lowest point": {
        "text": "Caribbean Sea 0 m"
      }
    },
    "Natural resources": {
      "text": "NEGL; pleasant climate fosters tourism"
    },
    "Land use": {
      "agricultural land": {
        "text": "20.5% (2018 est.)"
      },
      "agricultural land: arable land": {
        "text": "arable land: 9% (2018 est.)"
      },
      "agricultural land: permanent crops": {
        "text": "permanent crops: 2.3% (2018 est.)"
      },
      "agricultural land: permanent pasture": {
        "text": "permanent pasture: 9% (2018 est.)"
      },
      "forest": {
        "text": "18.8% (2018 est.)"
      },
      "other": {
        "text": "60.8% (2018 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Irrigated land": {
      "text": "1.3 sq km (2012)"
    },
    "Population distribution": {
      "text": "the island of Antigua is home to approximately 97% of the population; nearly the entire population of Barbuda lives in Codrington"
    },
    "Natural hazards": {
      "text": "hurricanes and tropical storms (July to October); periodic droughts"
    },
    "Geography - note": {
      "text": "Antigua has a deeply indented shoreline with many natural harbors and beaches; Barbuda has a large western harbor"
    }
  },
  "People and Society": {
    "Population": {
      "total": {
        "text": "102,634"
      },
      "male": {
        "text": "48,311"
      },
      "female": {
        "text": "54,323 (2024 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Nationality": {
      "noun": {
        "text": "Antiguan(s), Barbudan(s)"
      },
      "adjective": {
        "text": "Antiguan, Barbudan"
      }
    },
    "Ethnic groups": {
      "text": "African descent 87.3%, mixed 4.7%, Hispanic 2.7%, White 1.6%, other 2.7%, unspecified 0.9% (2011 est.)",
      "note": "<strong>note:</strong> data represent population by ethnic group"
    },
    "Languages": {
      "text": "English (official), Antiguan Creole (an English-based creole)"
    },
    "Religions": {
      "text": "Protestant 68.3% (Anglican 17.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 12.4%, Pentecostal 12.2%, Moravian 8.3%, Methodist 5.6%, Wesleyan Holiness 4.5%, Church of God 4.1%, Baptist 3.6%), Roman Catholic 8.2%, other 12.2%, unspecified 5.5%, none 5.9% (2011 est.)"
    },
    "Age structure": {
      "0-14 years": {
        "text": "21.8% (male 11,384/female 11,034)"
      },
      "15-64 years": {
        "text": "67.6% (male 32,312/female 37,094)"
      },
      "65 years and over": {
        "text": "10.5% (2024 est.) (male 4,615/female 6,195)"
      }
    },
    "Dependency ratios": {
      "total dependency ratio": {
        "text": "40.9"
      },
      "youth dependency ratio": {
        "text": "26.5"
      },
      "elderly dependency ratio": {
        "text": "14.4"
      },
      "potential support ratio": {
        "text": "7 (2020 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Median age": {
      "total": {
        "text": "33.9 years (2024 est.)"
      },
      "male": {
        "text": "31.9 years"
      },
      "female": {
        "text": "35.7 years"
      }
    },
    "Population growth rate": {
      "text": "1.11% (2024 est.)"
    },
    "Birth rate": {
      "text": "14.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)"
    },
    "Death rate": {
      "text": "5.7 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)"
    },
    "Net migration rate": {
      "text": "2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)"
    },
    "Population distribution": {
      "text": "the island of Antigua is home to approximately 97% of the population; nearly the entire population of Barbuda lives in Codrington"
    },
    "Urbanization": {
      "urban population": {
        "text": "24.3% of total population (2023)"
      },
      "rate of urbanization": {
        "text": "0.87% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Major urban areas - population": {
      "text": "21,000 SAINT JOHN'S (capital) (2018)"
    },
    "Sex ratio": {
      "at birth": {
        "text": "1.05 male(s)/female"
      },
      "0-14 years": {
        "text": "1.03 male(s)/female"
      },
      "15-64 years": {
        "text": "0.87 male(s)/female"
      },
      "65 years and over": {
        "text": "0.74 male(s)/female"
      },
      "total population": {
        "text": "0.89 male(s)/female (2024 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Maternal mortality ratio": {
      "text": "21 deaths/100,000 live births (2020)"
    },
    "Infant mortality rate": {
      "total": {
        "text": "13.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)"
      },
      "male": {
        "text": "16.4 deaths/1,000 live births"
      },
      "female": {
        "text": "10.7 deaths/1,000 live births"
      }
    },
    "Life expectancy at birth": {
      "total population": {
        "text": "78.3 years (2024 est.)"
      },
      "male": {
        "text": "76.1 years"
      },
      "female": {
        "text": "80.5 years"
      }
    },
    "Total fertility rate": {
      "text": "1.93 children born/woman (2024 est.)"
    },
    "Gross reproduction rate": {
      "text": "0.94 (2024 est.)"
    },
    "Contraceptive prevalence rate": {
      "text": "NA"
    },
    "Drinking water source": {
      "improved: total": {
        "text": "total: 96.7% of population"
      },
      "unimproved: total": {
        "text": "total: 3.2% of population (2017 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Current health expenditure": {
      "text": "5.6% of GDP (2020)"
    },
    "Physician density": {
      "text": "2.76 physicians/1,000 population (2017)"
    },
    "Hospital bed density": {
      "text": "2.9 beds/1,000 population (2017)"
    },
    "Sanitation facility access": {
      "improved: total": {
        "text": "total: 91.7% of population"
      },
      "unimproved: total": {
        "text": "total: 8.1% of population (2017 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": {
      "text": "18.9% (2016)"
    },
    "Alcohol consumption per capita": {
      "total": {
        "text": "11.88 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)"
      },
      "beer": {
        "text": "2.97 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)"
      },
      "wine": {
        "text": "3.95 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)"
      },
      "spirits": {
        "text": "4.55 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)"
      },
      "other alcohols": {
        "text": "0.41 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": {
      "text": "NA"
    },
    "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": {
      "text": "31.5% (2023 est.)"
    },
    "Education expenditures": {
      "text": "3.8% of GDP (2021 est.)"
    },
    "Literacy": {
      "definition": {
        "text": "age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling"
      },
      "total population": {
        "text": "99%"
      },
      "male": {
        "text": "98.4%"
      },
      "female": {
        "text": "99.4% (2015)"
      }
    },
    "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": {
      "total": {
        "text": "15 years"
      },
      "male": {
        "text": "14 years"
      },
      "female": {
        "text": "16 years (2012)"
      }
    }
  },
  "Environment": {
    "Environment - current issues": {
      "text": "water management - a major concern because of limited natural freshwater resources - is further hampered by the clearing of trees to increase crop production, causing rainfall to run off quickly"
    },
    "Environment - international agreements": {
      "party to": {
        "text": "Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Marine Dumping-London Protocol, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling"
      },
      "signed, but not ratified": {
        "text": "none of the selected agreements"
      }
    },
    "Climate": {
      "text": "tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation"
    },
    "Land use": {
      "agricultural land": {
        "text": "20.5% (2018 est.)"
      },
      "agricultural land: arable land": {
        "text": "arable land: 9% (2018 est.)"
      },
      "agricultural land: permanent crops": {
        "text": "permanent crops: 2.3% (2018 est.)"
      },
      "agricultural land: permanent pasture": {
        "text": "permanent pasture: 9% (2018 est.)"
      },
      "forest": {
        "text": "18.8% (2018 est.)"
      },
      "other": {
        "text": "60.8% (2018 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Urbanization": {
      "urban population": {
        "text": "24.3% of total population (2023)"
      },
      "rate of urbanization": {
        "text": "0.87% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Revenue from forest resources": {
      "text": "0% of GDP (2018 est.)"
    },
    "Revenue from coal": {
      "text": "0% of GDP (2018 est.)"
    },
    "Air pollutants": {
      "particulate matter emissions": {
        "text": "8.3 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)"
      },
      "carbon dioxide emissions": {
        "text": "0.56 megatons (2016 est.)"
      },
      "methane emissions": {
        "text": "0.22 megatons (2020 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Waste and recycling": {
      "municipal solid waste generated annually": {
        "text": "30,585 tons (2012 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Total water withdrawal": {
      "municipal": {
        "text": "10 million cubic meters (2020 est.)"
      },
      "industrial": {
        "text": "2.5 million cubic meters (2017 est.)"
      },
      "agricultural": {
        "text": "1.8 million cubic meters (2017 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Total renewable water resources": {
      "text": "50 million cubic meters (2020 est.)"
    }
  },
  "Government": {
    "Country name": {
      "conventional long form": {
        "text": "none"
      },
      "conventional short form": {
        "text": "Antigua and Barbuda"
      },
      "etymology": {
        "text": "\"antiguo\" is Spanish for \"ancient\" or \"old\"; the island was discovered by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1493 and, according to tradition, named by him after the church of Santa Maria la Antigua (Old Saint Mary's) in Seville; \"barbuda\" is Spanish for \"bearded\" and the adjective may refer to the alleged beards of the indigenous people or to the island's bearded fig trees"
      }
    },
    "Government type": {
      "text": "parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm"
    },
    "Capital": {
      "name": {
        "text": "Saint John's"
      },
      "geographic coordinates": {
        "text": "17 07 N, 61 51 W"
      },
      "time difference": {
        "text": "UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)"
      },
      "etymology": {
        "text": "named after Saint John the Apostle"
      }
    },
    "Administrative divisions": {
      "text": "6 parishes and 2 dependencies*; Barbuda*, Redonda*, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mary, Saint Paul, Saint Peter, Saint Philip"
    },
    "Independence": {
      "text": "1 November 1981 (from the UK)"
    },
    "National holiday": {
      "text": "Independence Day, 1 November (1981)"
    },
    "Legal system": {
      "text": "common law based on the English model"
    },
    "Constitution": {
      "history": {
        "text": "several previous; latest presented 31 July 1981, effective 31 October 1981 (The Antigua and Barbuda Constitution Order 1981)"
      },
      "amendments": {
        "text": "proposed by either house of Parliament; passage of amendments to constitutional sections such as citizenship, fundamental rights and freedoms, the establishment, power, and authority of the executive and legislative branches, the Supreme Court Order, and the procedure for amending the constitution requires approval by at least two-thirds majority vote of the membership of both houses, approval by at least two-thirds majority in a referendum, and assent to by the governor general; passage of other amendments requires only two-thirds majority vote by both houses; amended 2009, 2011, 2018"
      }
    },
    "International law organization participation": {
      "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
    },
    "Citizenship": {
      "citizenship by birth": {
        "text": "yes"
      },
      "citizenship by descent only": {
        "text": "yes"
      },
      "dual citizenship recognized": {
        "text": "yes"
      },
      "residency requirement for naturalization": {
        "text": "7 years"
      }
    },
    "Suffrage": {
      "text": "18 years of age; universal"
    },
    "Executive branch": {
      "chief of state": {
        "text": "King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Governor General Rodney WILLIAMS (since 14 August 2014)"
      },
      "head of government": {
        "text": "Prime Minister Gaston BROWNE (since 13 June 2014)"
      },
      "cabinet": {
        "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister"
      },
      "elections/appointments": {
        "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the governor general"
      }
    },
    "Legislative branch": {
      "legislature name": {
        "text": "Parliament"
      },
      "legislative structure": {
        "text": "bicameral"
      }
    },
    "Legislative branch - lower chamber": {
      "chamber name": {
        "text": "House of Representatives"
      },
      "number of seats": {
        "text": "18 (all directly elected)"
      },
      "electoral system": {
        "text": "plurality/majority"
      },
      "scope of elections": {
        "text": "full renewal"
      },
      "term in office": {
        "text": "5 years"
      },
      "most recent election date": {
        "text": "1/18/2023"
      },
      "parties elected and seats per party": {
        "text": "Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) (9); United Progressive Party (UPP) (6); Barbuda People's Movement (BPM) (1); Independents (1)"
      },
      "percentage of women in chamber": {
        "text": "5.6%"
      },
      "expected date of next election": {
        "text": "January 2028"
      }
    },
    "Legislative branch - upper chamber": {
      "chamber name": {
        "text": "Senate"
      },
      "number of seats": {
        "text": "17 (all appointed)"
      },
      "scope of elections": {
        "text": "full renewal"
      },
      "term in office": {
        "text": "5 years"
      },
      "most recent election date": {
        "text": "2/17/2023"
      },
      "percentage of women in chamber": {
        "text": "41.2%"
      },
      "expected date of next election": {
        "text": "February 2028"
      }
    },
    "Judicial branch": {
      "highest court(s)": {
        "text": "the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the superior court of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States; the ECSC - headquartered on St. Lucia - consists of the Court of Appeal - headed by the chief justice and 4 judges - and the High Court with 18 judges; the Court of Appeal is itinerant, travelling to member states on a schedule to hear appeals from the High Court and subordinate courts; High Court judges reside in the member states, with 2 assigned to Antigua and Barbuda"
      },
      "judge selection and term of office": {
        "text": "chief justice of Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court appointed by the His Majesty, King CHARLES III; other justices and judges appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission; Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 65; High Court judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 62"
      },
      "subordinate courts": {
        "text": "Industrial Court; Magistrates' Courts"
      }
    },
    "Political parties": {
      "text": "Antigua Labor Party or ABLP<br>Barbuda People's Movement or BPM<br>Democratic National Alliance or DNA<br>Go Green for Life or GGL<br>United Progressive Party or UPP"
    },
    "International organization participation": {
      "text": "ACP, ACS, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (subscriber), ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM (observer), OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, Petrocaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO"
    },
    "Diplomatic representation in the US": {
      "chief of mission": {
        "text": "Ambassador Sir Ronald SANDERS (since 17 September 2015)"
      },
      "chancery": {
        "text": "3216 New Mexico Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20016"
      },
      "telephone": {
        "text": "[1] (202) 362-5122"
      },
      "FAX": {
        "text": "[1] (202) 362-5225"
      },
      "email address and website": {
        "text": "<br>embantbar@aol.com<br><br>https://www.antigua-barbuda.org/Aghome01.htm<br>"
      },
      "consulate(s) general": {
        "text": "Miami, New York"
      }
    },
    "Diplomatic representation from the US": {
      "embassy": {
        "text": "the US does not have an embassy in Antigua and Barbuda; the US Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Antigua and Barbuda"
      }
    },
    "Flag description": {
      "text": "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; the sun symbolizes the dawn of a new era, black represents the African heritage of most of the population, blue is for hope, and red is for the dynamism of the people; the \"V\" stands for victory; the successive yellow, blue, and white coloring is also meant to evoke the country's tourist attractions of sun, sea, and sand"
    },
    "National symbol(s)": {
      "text": "fallow deer; national colors: red, white, blue, black, yellow"
    },
    "National anthem": {
      "name": {
        "text": "Fair Antigua, We Salute Thee"
      },
      "lyrics/music": {
        "text": "Novelle Hamilton RICHARDS/Walter Garnet Picart CHAMBERS"
      },
      "note": "<strong>note:</strong> adopted 1967; as a Commonwealth country, in addition to the national anthem, \"God Save the King\" serves as the royal anthem (see United Kingdom)"
    },
    "National heritage": {
      "total World Heritage Sites": {
        "text": "1 (cultural)"
      },
      "selected World Heritage Site locales": {
        "text": "Antigua Naval Dockyard&nbsp;"
      }
    }
  },
  "Economy": {
    "Economic overview": {
      "text": "dual island-tourism and construction-driven economy; emerging &ldquo;blue economy&rdquo;; limited water supply and susceptibility to hurricanes limit activity; improving road infrastructure; friendly to foreign direct investment; looking at financial innovation in cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies"
    },
    "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
      "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023": {
        "text": "$2.703 billion (2023 est.)"
      },
      "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022": {
        "text": "$2.603 billion (2022 est.)"
      },
      "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021": {
        "text": "$2.376 billion (2021 est.)"
      },
      "note": "<b>note:</b> data in 2021 dollars"
    },
    "Real GDP growth rate": {
      "Real GDP growth rate 2023": {
        "text": "3.86% (2023 est.)"
      },
      "Real GDP growth rate 2022": {
        "text": "9.52% (2022 est.)"
      },
      "Real GDP growth rate 2021": {
        "text": "8.19% (2021 est.)"
      },
      "note": "<b>note:</b> annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency"
    },
    "Real GDP per capita": {
      "Real GDP per capita 2023": {
        "text": "$29,000 (2023 est.)"
      },
      "Real GDP per capita 2022": {
        "text": "$28,000 (2022 est.)"
      },
      "Real GDP per capita 2021": {
        "text": "$25,700 (2021 est.)"
      },
      "note": "<b>note:</b> data in 2021 dollars"
    },
    "GDP (official exchange rate)": {
      "text": "$2.033 billion (2023 est.)",
      "note": "<b>note:</b> data in current dollars at official exchange rate"
    },
    "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
      "Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023": {
        "text": "5.07% (2023 est.)"
      },
      "Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022": {
        "text": "7.53% (2022 est.)"
      },
      "Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2021": {
        "text": "2.06% (2021 est.)"
      },
      "note": "<b>note:</b> annual % change based on consumer prices"
    },
    "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
      "agriculture": {
        "text": "1.9% (2023 est.)"
      },
      "industry": {
        "text": "19.4% (2023 est.)"
      },
      "services": {
        "text": "67.8% (2023 est.)"
      },
      "note": "<b>note:</b> figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data"
    },
    "GDP - composition, by end use": {
      "household consumption": {
        "text": "53.5% (2017 est.)"
      },
      "government consumption": {
        "text": "15.2% (2017 est.)"
      },
      "investment in fixed capital": {
        "text": "23.9% (2017 est.)"
      },
      "investment in inventories": {
        "text": "0.1% (2017 est.)"
      },
      "exports of goods and services": {
        "text": "54.7% (2022 est.)"
      },
      "imports of goods and services": {
        "text": "-62.9% (2022 est.)"
      },
      "note": "<b>note:</b> figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection"
    },
    "Agricultural products": {
      "text": "tropical fruits, milk, mangoes/guavas, eggs, lemons/limes, pumpkins/squash, vegetables, sweet potatoes, cassava, yams (2022)",
      "note": "<b>note:</b> top ten agricultural products based on tonnage"
    },
    "Industries": {
      "text": "tourism, construction, light manufacturing (clothing, alcohol, household appliances)"
    },
    "Industrial production growth rate": {
      "text": "3.89% (2023 est.)",
      "note": "<b>note:</b> annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency"
    },
    "Unemployment rate": {
      "Unemployment rate 2014": {
        "text": "11% (2014 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Remittances": {
      "Remittances 2023": {
        "text": "1.72% of GDP (2023 est.)"
      },
      "Remittances 2022": {
        "text": "1.86% of GDP (2022 est.)"
      },
      "Remittances 2021": {
        "text": "2.83% of GDP (2021 est.)"
      },
      "note": "<b>note:</b> personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities"
    },
    "Budget": {
      "revenues": {
        "text": "$251.418 million (2014 est.)"
      },
      "expenditures": {
        "text": "$266.044 million (2014 est.)"
      },
      "note": "<b>note:</b> central government revenues and expenses (excluding grants/extrabudgetary units/social security funds) converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated"
    },
    "Public debt": {
      "Public debt 2017": {
        "text": "86.8% of GDP (2017 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Taxes and other revenues": {
      "text": "19.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
    },
    "Current account balance": {
      "Current account balance 2023": {
        "text": "-$262.098 million (2023 est.)"
      },
      "Current account balance 2022": {
        "text": "-$296.147 million (2022 est.)"
      },
      "Current account balance 2021": {
        "text": "-$287.548 million (2021 est.)"
      },
      "note": "<b>note:</b> balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars"
    },
    "Exports": {
      "Exports 2023": {
        "text": "$1.217 billion (2023 est.)"
      },
      "Exports 2022": {
        "text": "$1.111 billion (2022 est.)"
      },
      "Exports 2021": {
        "text": "$705.697 million (2021 est.)"
      },
      "note": "<b>note:</b> balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars"
    },
    "Exports - partners": {
      "text": "Suriname 28%, Poland 20%, Germany 13%, UK 8%, Barbados 5% (2022)",
      "note": "<b>note:</b> top five export partners based on percentage share of exports"
    },
    "Exports - commodities": {
      "text": "refined petroleum, ships, gas turbines, soybean meal, liquor (2022)",
      "note": "<b>note:</b> top five export commodities based on value in dollars"
    },
    "Imports": {
      "Imports 2023": {
        "text": "$1.3 billion (2023 est.)"
      },
      "Imports 2022": {
        "text": "$1.234 billion (2022 est.)"
      },
      "Imports 2021": {
        "text": "$872.781 million (2021 est.)"
      },
      "note": "<b>note:</b> balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars"
    },
    "Imports - partners": {
      "text": "US 57%, China 7%, Spain 4%, Brazil 4%, Finland 3% (2022)",
      "note": "<b>note:</b> top five import partners based on percentage share of imports"
    },
    "Imports - commodities": {
      "text": "refined petroleum, ships, engine parts, plastic products, cars (2022)",
      "note": "<b>note:</b> top five import commodities based on value in dollars"
    },
    "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
      "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023": {
        "text": "$364.367 million (2023 est.)"
      },
      "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022": {
        "text": "$396.506 million (2022 est.)"
      },
      "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021": {
        "text": "$367.512 million (2021 est.)"
      },
      "note": "<b>note:</b> holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars"
    },
    "Exchange rates": {
      "Currency": {
        "text": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar -"
      },
      "Exchange rates 2023": {
        "text": "2.7 (2023 est.)"
      },
      "Exchange rates 2022": {
        "text": "2.7 (2022 est.)"
      },
      "Exchange rates 2021": {
        "text": "2.7 (2021 est.)"
      },
      "Exchange rates 2020": {
        "text": "2.7 (2020 est.)"
      },
      "Exchange rates 2019": {
        "text": "2.7 (2019 est.)"
      }
    }
  },
  "Energy": {
    "Electricity access": {
      "electrification - total population": {
        "text": "100% (2022 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Electricity": {
      "installed generating capacity": {
        "text": "97,000 kW (2022 est.)"
      },
      "consumption": {
        "text": "318.337 million kWh (2022 est.)"
      },
      "transmission/distribution losses": {
        "text": "37.847 million kWh (2022 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Electricity generation sources": {
      "fossil fuels": {
        "text": "94.2% of total installed capacity (2022 est.)"
      },
      "solar": {
        "text": "5.8% of total installed capacity (2022 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Petroleum": {
      "refined petroleum consumption": {
        "text": "5,000 bbl/day (2022 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Carbon dioxide emissions": {
      "total emissions": {
        "text": "769,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2022 est.)"
      },
      "from petroleum and other liquids": {
        "text": "769,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2022 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Energy consumption per capita": {
      "Total energy consumption per capita 2022": {
        "text": "114.469 million Btu/person (2022 est.)"
      }
    }
  },
  "Communications": {
    "Telephones - fixed lines": {
      "total subscriptions": {
        "text": "27,000 (2021 est.)"
      },
      "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
        "text": "29 (2022 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Telephones - mobile cellular": {
      "total subscriptions": {
        "text": "184,000 (2021 est.)"
      },
      "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
        "text": "197 (2021 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Telecommunication systems": {
      "general assessment": {
        "text": "the telecom sector has seen a decline in subscriber numbers (particularly for prepaid mobile services the mainstay of short term visitors) and revenue; fixed and mobile broadband services are two areas that have benefited from the crisis as employees and students have resorted to working from home; one area of the telecom market that is not prepared for growth is 5G mobile; governments, regulators, and even the mobile network operators have shown that they have not been investing in 5G opportunities at the present time; network expansion and enhancements remain concentrated around improving LTE coverage (2021)"
      },
      "domestic": {
        "text": "fixed-line teledensity roughly 27 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is about 200 per 100 persons (2021)"
      },
      "international": {
        "text": "country code - 1-268; landing points for the ECFS and&nbsp;Southern Caribbean Fiber&nbsp;submarine cable systems with links to other islands in the eastern Caribbean; satellite earth stations&nbsp;- 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)"
      }
    },
    "Broadcast media": {
      "text": "state-controlled Antigua and Barbuda Broadcasting Service (ABS) operates 1 TV station; multi-channel cable TV subscription services are available; ABS operates 1 radio station; roughly 20 radio stations (2024)"
    },
    "Internet country code": {
      "text": ".ag"
    },
    "Internet users": {
      "percent of population": {
        "text": "91% (2022 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": {
      "total": {
        "text": "10,000 (2022 est.)"
      },
      "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
        "text": "11 (2022 est.)"
      }
    }
  },
  "Transportation": {
    "National air transport system": {
      "number of registered air carriers": {
        "text": "1 (2020)"
      },
      "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": {
        "text": "10"
      },
      "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": {
        "text": "580,174 (2018)"
      },
      "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": {
        "text": "290,000 (2018) mt-km"
      }
    },
    "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": {
      "text": "V2"
    },
    "Airports": {
      "text": "3 (2024)"
    },
    "Heliports": {
      "text": "2 (2024)"
    },
    "Roadways": {
      "total": {
        "text": "1,170 km"
      },
      "paved": {
        "text": "386 km"
      },
      "unpaved": {
        "text": "784 km (2011)"
      }
    },
    "Merchant marine": {
      "total": {
        "text": "614 (2023)"
      },
      "by type": {
        "text": "bulk carrier 24, container ship 109, general cargo 425, oil tanker 6, other 50"
      }
    },
    "Ports": {
      "total ports": {
        "text": "1 (2024)"
      },
      "large": {
        "text": "0"
      },
      "medium": {
        "text": "1"
      },
      "small": {
        "text": "0"
      },
      "very small": {
        "text": "0"
      },
      "ports with oil terminals": {
        "text": "1"
      },
      "key ports": {
        "text": "St. John's"
      }
    }
  },
  "Military and Security": {
    "Military and security forces": {
      "text": "Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force (ABDF): Antigua and Barbuda Regiment, Air Wing, Coast Guard<br><br>Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda (2024)"
    },
    "Military and security service personnel strengths": {
      "text": "approximately 250 active military personnel (2024)"
    },
    "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
      "text": "the ABDF's equipment inventory is limited to small arms, light weapons, and soft-skin vehicles; the Coast Guard maintains ex-US patrol vessels and some smaller boats (2024)"
    },
    "Military service age and obligation": {
      "text": "18-23 years of age for voluntary military service for both men and women; no conscription (2023)"
    },
    "Military - note": {
      "text": "the ABDF’s responsibilities include providing for internal security and support to the police in maintaining law and order, interdicting narcotics smuggling, responding to natural disasters, and monitoring the country’s territorial waters and maritime resources; established in 1981 from colonial forces originally created in 1897, it is one of the world’s smallest militaries<br><br>the country has been a member of the Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS) since its creation in 1982; RSS signatories (Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) agreed to prepare contingency plans and assist one another, on request, in national emergencies, prevention of smuggling, search and rescue, immigration control, fishery protection, customs and excise control, maritime policing duties, protection of off-shore installations, pollution control, national and other disasters, and threats to national security (2024)"
    }
  },
  "Transnational Issues": {
    "Illicit drugs": {
      "text": "<p>a transit point for cocaine and marijuana destined for North America, Europe, and elsewhere in the Caribbean; some local demand for cocaine and some use of synthetic drugs</p>"
    }
  }
}