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Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda
Capital Saint John's
443 km² · 94,209 people (2025) · Eastern Caribbean dollar

Two main islands with a claimed 365 beaches on Antigua, one for each day of the year. English Harbour is one of the few surviving Georgian naval dockyards anywhere. Barbuda is a low coral island whose frigatebird colony is among the largest in the western hemisphere.

The facts

Capital
Saint John's
Area
443 km² — 171 sq mi
Population
94,209 (2025)
Density
212.7 people per km²
Currency
Eastern Caribbean dollar (XCD, $)
Official language
English
Time zone
UTC-04:00
Calling code
+1268
Drives on the
left
ISO codes
AG · ATG
Continent
North America

How it compares

By area
187 of 200
By population
188 of 200

Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.

Countries of a similar size

Country Area (km²) Population
Palau 459 17,663
Seychelles 455 122,730
Antigua and Barbuda ← 443 94,209
Barbados 430 282,623
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 389 99,924

Common questions

What is the capital of Antigua and Barbuda?
Saint John's
What currency does Antigua and Barbuda use?
The Eastern Caribbean dollar (XCD).
How big is Antigua and Barbuda?
443 km², or 171 square miles — 187 of 200 by area.
Which side of the road does Antigua and Barbuda drive on?
The left.

Related pages

Sources

  1. The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
  2. World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked