Barbuda (disambiguation)

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Barbuda is an island in the Caribbean.

Barbuda may also refer to:

Antigua and Barbuda Country in the Caribbean

Antigua and Barbuda is a 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, and a number of smaller islands. The permanent population numbers about 81,800 and the capital and largest port and city is St. John's on Antigua. 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.

Barbuda Council

The Barbuda Council is a local authority that manages day-to-day internal affairs on the island of Barbuda. The council administers and regulates agriculture, forestry, public health, public utilities, and roads. It also raises and collects revenue to meet expenses incurred in the performance of its functions.

Luiz Jorge de Barbuda Portuguese cartographer

Luiz Jorge de Barbuda was a Portuguese cartographer. It is believed that he was the person known under the Latinized name Ludovicus Georgius, the creator of the influential map of China, published by Abraham Ortelius in 1584 in his Theatrum Orbis Terrarum.

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Barbuda Codrington Airport airport

Barbuda Codrington Airport is a public airport serving the village of Codrington, on the island of Barbuda. It has a very short runway.

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Antigua can refer to:

Barbados is an island nation located in the eastern Caribbean.

Bermuda, Islands of Bermuda, or The Somers Isles is an Atlantic archipelago, British Overseas Territory, and a former part of Virginia.

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St. John's is the capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda, located in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea and with a population of 22,193, St. John's is the commercial centre of the nation and the chief port of the island of Antigua.

Antigua and Barbuda's transport systems include both public and privately run services. Roads in the country are steep, winding, unpaved, and full of potholes. Driving is on the left-hand side. Volcanic ash which sometimes covers roads can make them slippery. The speed limit is set at 40 mph, but it isn't well-enforced. Because there are few traffic signs, driving in unfamiliar areas can be confusing.

Sir Vere Cornwall Bird Sr., KNH was the first Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. His son, Lester Bryant Bird, succeeded him as Prime Minister. In 1994 he was declared a national hero.

Index of Antigua and Barbuda-related articles Wikimedia list article

The following is an alphabetical list of topics related to the nation of Antigua and Barbuda.

Antiguan may refer to:

Saint George Parish, Antigua and Barbuda Parish in Antigua and Barbuda

Saint George is a civil parish of Antigua and Barbuda, located on the island of Antigua.

Antigua and Barbuda national football team national association football team

The Antigua and Barbuda national football team is the national team of Antigua and Barbuda and is controlled by the Antigua and Barbuda Football Association, a member of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football and the Caribbean Football Union.

Codrington, Antigua and Barbuda Village in Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda

Codrington is a town located on the island of Barbuda, which is part of the country of Antigua and Barbuda.

Islam in Antigua and Barbuda

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 Muslim 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 Muslim 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.

St Barth Commuter French regional airline

St Barth Commuter is a French airline based in Saint-Barthélemy in the Caribbean.

Piggotts Town in Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda

Piggotts, also known as St Mark's Village, is a small township in Saint George Parish on Antigua island in Antigua and Barbuda.

Outline of Antigua and Barbuda

The following outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to Antigua and Barbuda:

Saint John or St. John usually refers to John the Apostle of the Bible.

Miss Antigua & Barbuda is a national Beauty pageant in Antigua & Barbuda.

ABM Air

ABM Air is an airline of Antigua and Barbuda. Its headquarters is located at its hub at V. C. Bird International Airport serving the country's main island of Antigua with the capital, Saint John's. The company offers scheduled services to Antigua's sister island Barbuda and to the British overseas territory of Montserrat, as well as charter services between these two destinations.