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| Association | Antigua and Barbuda Volleyball Association | |
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| Head coach | Harris Lewis | |
| FIVB ranking | ? (as of 4 February 2022) | |
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The Antigua and Barbuda women's national volleyball team represents Antigua and Barbuda in international volleyball competitions.
Antigua and Barbuda is a sovereign island country in the West Indies in the Americas, lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It consists of two major islands, Antigua and Barbuda separated by around 40 km (25 mi), and smaller islands. The permanent population number is about 97,120, with 97% residing on Antigua. The capital and largest port and city is St. John's on Antigua, with Codrington being the largest town on Barbuda. Lying near each other, Antigua and Barbuda are in the middle of the Leeward Islands, part of the Lesser Antilles, roughly at 17°N of the equator.
The following is an alphabetical list of topics related to the nation of Antigua and Barbuda.
The national flag of Antigua and Barbuda was adopted on 27 February 1967 to mark the achievement of self-government. A competition to design the flag was held in which more than 600 local people entered. The winning design was put forth by nationally well-known artist and sculptor Sir Reginald Samuel.
The governor-general of Antigua and Barbuda is the representative of the Monarch of Antigua and Barbuda, currently Queen Elizabeth II. The official residence of the Governor-General is Government House.
Antigua and Barbuda competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Thirteen competitors, nine men and four women, took part in fifteen events in three sports.
Antigua and Barbuda competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Fifteen competitors, twelve men and three women, took part in nineteen events in four sports.
The Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda consists of the Queen of Antigua and Barbuda, the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The statistics for Islam in Antigua and Barbuda estimate a total Muslim population of about 200, representing 0.3 percent of the total population of 67,448. Most of the Muslims of the islands are Arabs of Syrian or Lebanese descent. There are two known Islamic organizations in St. John's, including the Antigua and Barbuda International Islamic Society and the American University of Antigua Muslim Students Association. There is also an Ahmadiyya mission in Antigua. Outside St. John's, there is the Muslim Community of Antigua and Barbuda in Codrington, Barbuda. A Pew Research Center survey in 2016 calculated the total number to be around 950.
The Senate is the Upper House of Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda. It consists of 17 members appointed by the Governor General. Ten members are appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister, four on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition, one on the advice of the Barbuda Council, one resident of Barbuda on the advice of the Prime Minister, and one at the Governor General's discretion. The current Senate convened on 26 March 2018, following the general election of 21 March.
The monarchy of Antigua and Barbuda is a constitutional monarchy, with Queen Elizabeth II as the reigning monarch and head of state of Antigua and Barbuda since independence on 1 November 1981. As such, she is Antigua and Barbuda's sovereign and officially called Queen of Antigua and Barbuda.
The Antigua and Barbuda Football Association is the governing body of football in Antigua and Barbuda. They control the Antigua and Barbuda national football team.
The Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division, currently known as the Digicel/Red Stripe Premier Division for sponsorship purposes, is the top football league in Antigua and Barbuda excludes Antigua Barracuda.
Antigua and Barbuda first competed at the Olympic Games in 1976, and has participated in each Summer Olympics also known as the Games of the Olympiad. The nation has never won a medal at the Summer Olympics missing only the Games of the XXII Olympiad in Moscow, Russia’s capital by participating in the American-led boycott of those games and has never competed in the Winter Olympics also known as the Olympic Winter Games.
The Antigua and Barbuda passport is issued to nationals of Antigua and Barbuda for international travel. The passport is a Caricom passport as Antigua and Barbuda is a member of the Caribbean Community.
Education in Antigua and Barbuda is compulsory and free for children between the ages of 5 and 16 years. The system of education in Antigua and Barbuda is based on the British educational system. The school year begins in September and ends in June of the following year. In order to ensure that all costs related to schooling are covered by the government, there is an education levy on all basic wages in Antigua and Barbuda, with the funds used toward such costs as supplies, transportation, and school infrastructure maintenance.
Diplomatic relations between China and Antigua and Barbuda were established on January 1, 1983, less than two years after the Caribbean nation's independence, under Deng Xiaoping and Prime Minister Vere Bird, respectively. Diplomatic relations between the two countries have been smooth since then, as China supported Antigua and Barbuda's bid to join the United Nations. As of 2002, Chinese exports to Antigua and Barbuda were valued at $1,885,050 while China imported $1,064,950 worth of goods. The current Chinese ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda is Chen Ligang, appointed in 2007, and his counterpart is Ambassador David Shoul.
The Antigua and Barbuda Olympic Committee is the National Olympic Committee representing Antigua and Barbuda. It is also the body responsible for Antigua and Barbuda's representation at the Commonwealth Games.
Antigua and Barbuda made its Paralympic Games début at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, sending a single representative to compete in athletics.
Miss Antigua & Barbuda is a national beauty pageant in Antigua & Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda–United Kingdom relations are the relations between the governments of Antigua and Barbuda and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). The two countries are related through a long common history spanning from 1632 for Antigua, and 1678 for the smaller sister-isle of Barbuda through until 1981 for the joint-state. Antigua was one of the oldest English settlements in the West Indies, and served as a British hub of regional administration for the surrounding Leeward Islands.
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