Antigua and Barbuda

 

ntigua and Barbuda (Listeni/ænˈtiːɡə ənᵈ bɑːrˈbjuːdə/; a TEE-gǝ ǝnd bar-BYOO-dǝ;) is a twin-island nation in the Americas, lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It comprises of two noteworthy possessed islands, Antigua and Barbuda, and various littler islands (counting Great Bird, Green, Guinea, Long, Maiden and York Islands and further south, the island of Redonda). The lasting populace numbers around 81,800 (at the 2011 Census) and the capital and biggest port and city is St. John's, on Antigua.

Isolated by a couple of nautical miles, Antigua and Barbuda are amidst the Leeward Islands, part of the Lesser Antilles, generally at 17°N of the equator. The nation's name was given by Christopher Columbus in 1493 subsequent to finding the island, out of appreciation for the Virgin of La Antigua in the Seville Cathedral. The nation is nicknamed "Place that is known for 365 Beaches" because of the numerous shorelines encompassing the islands. Its administration, dialect, and society have all been emphatically impacted by the British Empire, of which the nation was once in the past a section.