World Country Antigua

About the world country Antigua, its location, size, population, and who is in power.

NATIONS OF THE WORLD

ANTIGUA

Location: Three islands in the Leeward group of the eastern Caribbean, north of Guadeloupe. Size: 171 sq. mi. (442 sq. km.). Population: 76,000.

Who Really Rules: Antigua is presently an associated state of the U.K., but in Nov., 1981 it will become an independent nation. The parliament, essentially a two-party body, is currently in the hands of Prime Minister Vere Bird's conservative Antigua Labor party. Antigua hosts an American communications station which reportedly also serves as an intelligence base covering the eastern Caribbean.

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