antigua & barbuda
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ANTIGUA & BARBUDA. Jennifer Esparza Period.1 Barton, Economics. Nations Map. Brief History/News. Antigua, a constitutional momarchy, was named after the church of Santa Maria de la Antigua in Seville. Antigua was colonized by Britain in 1632. It gained full independence in 1981 . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA
Jennifer EsparzaPeriod.1
Barton, Economics
Nations Map
Brief History/News
Antigua, a constitutional momarchy, was named after the church of Santa Maria
de la Antigua in Seville. Antigua was colonized by Britain in 1632. It gained
full independence in 1981. The twin islands are currently undergoing a project to build a avocado processing factory to strengthen agroprocessing & create jobs.
National leadership
• The current leader of the twin islands is Winston Baldwin Spencer
• Born: October 8, 1948• He’s held his position since March 24,2004
Demographics• Population: 90,156• Medium age:30.8 M:29.1 F:32.3• Education Levels: 14 years• Life expectancy: 75.91 M:73.85 F.78.07• Racial Makeup: black 91%, mixed 4.4%,
white 1.7%, other 2.9% (2001 census)• Principal religion: Protestant• Official language: English
Gross Domestic Product
1. Current GDP 1.176 Billion USD2. Current GDP per Capita: $18,300 USD
Wealth• A large source of the wealth in Antigua & Barbuda is the
amount of tourism they receive annually. • Top 5 exports: Pasta, passenger & Cargo ships, Cocoa
Beans, Crude petroleum, Industrial food prep machines.• Top 5 Imports: Crude petroleum,passenger & Cargo
ships, Refined petroleum, Cocoa beans, & recreational boats
• Export with: Nigeria, Poland, South Africa• Import with: Nigeria, China, US
Sources• http://www.infoplease.com/country/antigua-and-barbuda.ht
ml• http://www.new-ag.info/en/news/newsitem.php?a=2421• http://www.indexmundi.com/antigua_and_barbuda/demogra
phics_profile.html• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antigua#Economy• http://atlas.media.mit.edu/profile/country/atg/