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title: "Antigua and Barbuda — capital, area, population and currency"
description: "Antigua and Barbuda: capital Saint John's, area 443 km², population 94,209 (2025), currency Eastern Caribbean dollar. Languages, time zones and calling code."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country/antigua-and-barbuda/
site: "At One Place"
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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

- [Palau](https://atoneplace.net/country/palau/)
- [Seychelles](https://atoneplace.net/country/seychelles/)
- [Barbados](https://atoneplace.net/country/barbados/)
- [Saint Vincent and the Grenadines](https://atoneplace.net/country/saint-vincent-and-the-grenadines/)
- [United States](https://atoneplace.net/country/united-states/)
- [Mexico](https://atoneplace.net/country/mexico/)
- [Canada](https://atoneplace.net/country/canada/)
- [Guatemala](https://atoneplace.net/country/guatemala/)
- [Haiti](https://atoneplace.net/country/haiti/)
- [Dominican Republic](https://atoneplace.net/country/dominican-republic/)
- [Honduras](https://atoneplace.net/country/honduras/)
- [Cuba](https://atoneplace.net/country/cuba/)

## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]