Capital : St John's

Land Area : 443 sq km (Antigua 280 sq km; Barbuda 161 sq km)

Head of Government : Prime Minister The Hon Winston Baldwin Spencer (since 24 March 2004)

Population : 68,722 (July 2005 est.)

Major Languages : English, Leeward Carribbean, Creole English

Major Religion(s) : Christianity (predominantly Anglican with other Protestant, and some Roman Catholic)

Date of Joining : 1981

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E-Magazine:

• Police pressurised into gunning after pedophiles, top officials in the dock, CHRI, Commonwealth Police Watch E-Magazine, Vol. 3, June 2005.
• Police sit in parliament protest, CHRI, Commonwealth Police Watch E-Magazine, Vol. 2, April 2005.