Council of Ministers; appointed by the governor general on the adviceof the prime minister
Legislative branch:
bicameral Parliament
Senate:
17 member body appointed by the governor general
House of Representatives:
elections last held 8 March 1994 (next to be held NA 1999); results -
percent of vote by party NA; seats - (17 total) ALP 11, UPP 5,
independent 1
Judicial branch:
Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
Political parties and leaders:
Antigua Labor Party (ALP), Lester Bryant BIRD; United Progressive
Party (UPP), Baldwin SPENCER
Other political or pressure groups:
United Progressive Party (UPP), headed by Baldwin SPENCER, a coalition
of three opposition political parties - the United National Democratic
Party (UNDP); the Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement (ACLM); and
the Progressive Labor Movement (PLM); Antigua Trades and Labor Union
(ATLU), headed by Noel THOMAS
Member of:
ACP, C, CARICOM, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, GATT, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, IFAD,
IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT (nonsignatory user), INTERPOL, IOC, ITU,
LORCS, NAM (observer), OAS, OECS, OPANAL, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, WCL,
WHO, WMO
Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission:
Ambassador Patrick Albert LEWIS
chancery:
Suite 4M, 3400 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone:
(202) 362–5211 or 5166, 5122
FAX:
(202) 362–5225
consulate(s) general:
Miami
US diplomatic representation:
chief of mission:
the US Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Antigua and Barbuda,
and, in his absence, the Embassy is headed by Charge d'Affaires Bryant
J. SALTER
embassy:
Queen Elizabeth Highway, Saint John's
mailing address:
FPO AA 34054–0001
telephone:
(809) 462–3505 or 3506
FAX:
(809) 462–3516
Flag:
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flag; the triangle contains three horizontal bands of black (top),
light blue, and white with a yellow rising sun in the black band
@Antigua and Barbuda, Economy
Overview:
The economy is primarily service oriented, with tourism the most
important determinant of economic performance. During the period
1986–91, real GDP expanded at an annual average rate of about 6%.
Tourism makes a direct contribution to GDP of about 13% and also
affects growth in other sectors - particularly in construction,
communications, and public utilities. In 1992, reduced government
capital spending and private sector investment, dampened by recession
in the major world economies, slowed economic growth.
National product:
GDP - exchange rate conversion - $368.5 million (1993 est.)
National product real growth rate:
NA
National product per capita:
$5,800 (1993 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
7% (1993)
Unemployment rate:
5% (1988 est.)
Budget:
revenues:
$105 million
expenditures:
$161 million, including capital expenditures of $56 million (1992)
Exports:
$54.7 million (f.o.b., 1992)
commodities:
petroleum products 48%, manufactures 23%, food and live animals 4%,
machinery and transport equipment 17%
partners:
OECS 26%, Barbados 15%, Guyana 4%, Trinidad and Tobago 2%, US 0.3%
Imports:
$260.9 million (f.o.b., 1992)
commodities:
food and live animals, machinery and transport equipment,
manufactures, chemicals, oil
partners:
US 27%, UK 16%, Canada 4%, OECS 3%, other 50%
External debt:
$250 million (1990 est.)
Industrial production:
growth rate 3% (1989 est.); accounts for 8% of GDP
Electricity:
capacity:
