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Administrative divisions 6 parishes and 2 dependencies*; Barbuda*, Redonda*, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mary, Saint Paul, Saint Peter, Saint Philip
Capital city	Saint John's
Capital city > Geographic coordinates	17 07 N, 61 51 W
Capital city > Name	Saint John's
Capital city > Time difference UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Commonwealth Heads of Government > Current Heads > Head of Government	Baldwin Spencer
Commonwealth Heads of Government > Current Heads > Title	Prime Minister
Constitution	1 November 1981
Constitutional monarchy > current constitutional monarchies > Last constitution established	1981
Constitutional monarchy > current constitutional monarchies > Monarch selected by Hereditary succession directed by constitution
Constitutional monarchy > current constitutional monarchies > Type of monarchy	United Kingdom
Copyright > Reference	s. 10,
countries' copyright length > Usual term of copyright protection 50 pma; computer 50 pr
Diplomatic representation from the US the US does not have an embassy in Antigua and Barbuda; the US Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Antigua and Barbuda
Diplomatic representation in the US > Chancery 3216 New Mexico Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016
Diplomatic representation in the US > Chief of mission Ambassador Deborah Mae LOVELL
Diplomatic representation in the US > Consulate(s) general	Miami
Diplomatic representation in the US > FAX	[1] (202) 362-5225
Diplomatic representation in the US > Telephone	[1] (202) 362-5122
Executive branch > Cabinet Council of Ministers appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister
Executive branch > Chief of state Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Louisse LAKE-TACK (since 17 July 2007)
Executive branch > Elections the monarch is hereditary; governor general chosen by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the governor general
Executive branch > Head of government Prime Minister Winston Baldwin SPENCER (since 24 March 2004)
Flag description 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
Foreign relations > Croatia > Date of Establishment	September 20, 1999
Foreign relations of Western Sahara > States recognizing the SADR > Date of recognition	February 27, 1987
General government final consumption expenditure > annual % growth	25.77 %		[2nd of 147]
General government final consumption expenditure > constant 2000 US$	197,529,100 constant 2000 US$		[122nd of 145]
General government final consumption expenditure > constant 2000 US$ (per capita)	2,509.494 constant 2000 US$ per c		[24th of 146]
General government final consumption expenditure > constant LCU	427561700
General government final consumption expenditure > current LCU	550900000
General government final consumption expenditure > current US$	204,037,000 $		[140th of 169]
General government final consumption expenditure > current US$ (per $ GDP)	0.285 $ per $1 of GDP		[7th of 184]
General government final consumption expenditure > current US$ (per capita)	2,592.173 $ per capita		[27th of 184]
Government type constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government
Governor-General > Commonwealth countries with Governors General > From	1981
Independence	1 November 1981 (from UK)
Independence Day > Date	November 1
International organization participation ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Judicial branch Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (based in Saint Lucia; one judge of the Supreme Court is a resident of the islands and presides over the Court of Summary Jurisdiction); member Caribbean Court of Justice
Legal system based on English common law
Legal systems > Common law base based on English common law
Legislative branch bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (17 seats; members appointed by the governor general) and the House of Representatives (17 seats; members are elected by proportional representation to serve five-year terms)
Legislative branch > Election results percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - ALP 4, UPP 13
Legislative branch > Elections House of Representatives - last held 23 March 2004 (next to be held in 2009)
National holiday Independence Day (National Day), 1 November
political parties > Two party	•
Political parties and leaders Antigua Labor Party or ALP [Lester Bryant BIRD]; Barbudans for a Better Barbuda [Ordrick SAMUEL]; Barbuda People's Movement or BPM [Thomas H. FRANK]; Barbuda People's Movement for Change [Arthur NIBBS]; United Progressive Party or UPP [Baldwin SPENCER] (a coalition of three parties - Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement or ACLM, Progressive Labor Movement or PLM, United National Democratic Party or UNDP)
Political pressure groups and leaders Antigua Trades and Labor Union or ATLU [William ROBINSON]; People's Democratic Movement or PDM [Hugh MARSHALL]
Prime minister	Baldwin Spencer
Procedures to build a warehouse > number	12		[147th of 168]
Procedures to build a warehouse > number (per capita)	144.952 per 1 million people		[6th of 170]
Procedures to enforce a contract > number	48		[26th of 170]
Procedures to enforce a contract > number (per capita)	579.808 per 1 million people		[4th of 171]
Procedures to register property > number	5		[113rd of 167]
Procedures to register property > number (per capita)	60,396.685 per 1 billion people		[4th of 167]
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament > %	10.5 %		[118th of 174]
Start-up procedures to register a business > number	7		[129th of 171]
Start-up procedures to register a business > number (per capita)	84.555 per 1 million people		[4th of 171]
Status democracy
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal
Time required to build a warehouse > days	139 days		[126th of 168]
Time required to enforce a contract > days	297 days		[139th of 171]
Time required to register property > days	26 days		[123rd of 167]
Time required to start a business > days	21 days		[127th of 171]
Time to prepare and pay taxes > hours	528 hours		[27th of 169]
Time to resolve insolvency > years	3 years		[72nd of 151]
Transnational Issues > Disputes > International	none
UN membership date	11 Nov. 1981
United Nations mission Http://www.un.int/antigua>Http://www.un.int/antigua>Http://www.un.int/antigua
Washington, D.C. embassies > Neighborhood	Wesley Heights

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