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saint john's (antigua) administrative divisions: 6 parishes and 2 dependencies*; barbuda*. redonda*. saint george. saint john. saint mary. saint paul. saint peter. saint philip independence: 1 november 1981 (from uk) national holiday: independence day (national day). 1 november (1981) constitution: 1 november 1981 legal system: based on english common law suffrage: 18 years of age; universal executive branch: chief of state: queen elizabeth ii (since 6 february 1952). represented by governor general sir james b. carlisle (since 10 june 1993) head of government: prime minister winston baldwin spencer (since 24 march 2004) cabinet: council of ministers appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister elections: none; 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 legislative branch: bicameral parliament consists of the senate (17-member body appointed by the governor general) and the house of representatives (17 seats; members are elected by proportional representation to serve five-year terms) elections: house of representatives - last held 23 march 2004 (next to be held na 2009) election results: percent of vote by party - na%; seats by party - alp 4. upp 13 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) political parties and leaders: antigua labor party or alp [lester bryant bird]; barbuda people's movement or bpm [thomas h. frank]; united progressive party or upp [baldwin spencer] (a coalition of three opposition parties - united national democratic party or undp. antigua caribbean liberation movement or aclm. and progressive labor movement or plm) political pressure groups and leaders: antigua trades and labor union or atlu [william robinson]; people's democratic movement or pdm [hugh marshall] international organization participation: acp. c. caricom. cdb. fao. g-77. ibrd. icao. icct. icftu. icrm. ifad. ifc. ifrcs. ilo. imf. imo. interpol. ioc. iso (subscriber). itu. miga. nam (observer). oas. oecs. opanal. opcw. un. unctad. unesco. upu. wcl. wftu. who. wipo. wmo. wto diplomatic representation in the us: chief of mission: ambassador lionel a. hurst chancery: 3216 new mexico avenue nw. washington. dc 20016 telephone: [1] (202) 362-5122 fax: [1] (202) 362-5225 consulate(s) general: miami diplomatic representation from the us: the us does not have an embassy in antigua and barbuda (embassy closed 30 june 1994); the us ambassador to barbados is accredited to antigua and barbuda 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 economy - overview: tourism continues to dominate the economy. accounting for more than half of gdp. weak tourist arrival numbers since early 2000 have slowed the economy. however. and pressed the government into a tight fiscal corner. the dual-island nation's agricultural production is focused on the domestic market and constrained by a limited water supply and a labor shortage stemming from the lure of higher wages in tourism and construction. manufacturing comprises enclave-type assembly for export with major products being bedding. handicrafts. and electronic components. prospects for economic growth in the medium term will continue to depend on income growth in the industrialized world. especially in the us. which accounts for slightly more than one-third of tourist arrivals. gdp (purchasing power parity): $750 million (2002 est.) gdp (official exchange rate): na gdp - real growth rate: 3% (2002 est.) gdp - per capita: purchasing power parity - $11.000 (2002 est.) gdp - composition by sector: agriculture: 3.9% industry: 19.2% services: 76.8% (2002) labor force: 30.000 labor force - by occupation: agriculture 7%. industry 11%. services 82% (1983) unemployment rate: 11% (2001 est.) population below poverty line: na household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: na highest 10%: na inflation rate (consumer prices): 0.4% (2000 est.) budget: revenues: $123.7 million expenditures: $145.9 million. including capital expenditures of na (2000 est.) agriculture - products: cotton. fruits. vegetables. bananas. coconuts. cucumbers. mangoes. sugarcane; livestock industries: tourism. construction. light manufacturing (clothing. alcohol. household appliances) industrial production growth rate: 6% (1997 est.) electricity - production: 100 million kwh (2003) electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 100% hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2001) electricity - consumption: 93 million kwh (2003) electricity - exports: 0 kwh (2003) electricity - imports: 0 kwh (2003) oil - production: 0 bbl/day (2003) oil - consumption: 3.600 bbl/day (2003 est.) oil - exports: na (2001) oil - imports: na (2001) exports: $214 million (2004 est.) exports - partners: poland 47.8%. uk 24.6%. germany 8.7% (2004) imports: $735 million (2004 est.) imports - partners: china 19.5%. us 18.7%. singapore 14.8%. poland 8.5%. trinidad and tobago 4.7% (2004) debt - external: $231 million (1999) economic aid - recipient: $2.3 million (1995) currency (code): east caribbean dollar (xcd) currency code: xcd exchange rates: east caribbean dollars per us dollar - na (2005). 2.7 (2004). 2.7 (2003). 2.7 (2002). 2.7 (2001) note: fixed rate since 1976 fiscal year: 1 april - 31 march telephones - main lines in use: 38.000 (2002) telephones - mobile cellular: 38.200 (2002) telephone system: general assessment: na domestic: good automatic telephone system international: country code - 1-268; 1 coaxial submarine cable; satellite earth station - 2; tropospheric scatter to saba (netherlands antilles) and guadeloupe (2005) radio broadcast stations: am 4. fm 2. shortwave 0 (1998) radios: 36.000 (1997) television broadcast stations: 2 (1997) televisions: 31.000 (1997) internet country code: .ag internet hosts: 1.665 (2003) internet service providers (isps): 16 (2000) internet users: 10.000 (2002) airports: 3 (2004 est.) airports - with paved runways: total: 2 2.438 to 3.047 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2005 est.) airports - with unpaved runways: total: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2005 est.) roadways: total: 1.165 km paved: 384 km : 781 km (2002) merchant marine: total: 980 ships (1.000 grt or over) 5.873.626 grt/7.683.143 dwt by type: bulk carrier 33. cargo 630. chemical tanker 9. container 272. liquefied gas 9. petroleum tanker 1. refrigerated cargo 8. roll on/roll off 17. vehicle carrier 1 foreign-owned: 923 (australia 2. bangladesh 4. belgium 4. colombia 2. denmark 8. estonia 2. germany 849. iceland 5. latvia 5. lebanon 2. lithuania 1. netherlands 11. norway 3. philippines 1. russia 1. slovenia 5. sweden 1. switzerland 5. turkey 4. united kingdom 1. united states 7) (2005) ports and terminals: saint john's military branches: royal antigua and barbuda defense force: infantry. coast guard (2004) military service age and obligation: 18 years of age (est.); no conscript military service (2001) military expenditures - dollar figure: na military expenditures - percent of gdp: na disputes - international: none illicit drugs: considered a minor transshipment point for narcotics bound for the us and europe; more significant as an offshore financial center
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