Antigua and Barbuda — Capital, Flag and Country Facts

Explore Antigua and Barbuda: capital St. John's, population, flag, geography, languages, history and culture.

Antigua and Barbuda is in North America. Its capital is St. John's.

Climate

Tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season from September to November

Mostly low-lying limestone and coral islands with some higher volcanic areas

Antigua has 365 beaches, one for every day of the year.

Nelson's Dockyard is the only continuously working Georgian dockyard in the world.

Barbuda's Frigate Bird Sanctuary hosts one of the largest colonies in the Western Hemisphere.

1493: Christopher Columbus sights the island

1632: English colonists from St. Kitts settle Antigua

1834: Slavery abolished in the British colonies

1967: Becomes an associated state with internal self-governance

1981: Full independence from Britain

2017: Hurricane Irma devastates Barbuda, evacuating entire population