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Source: GOV.UK · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Apps locals use
ArriveAntigua: an optional arrival form, on phone or tablet, that speeds up entry.Google Maps: handy for finding car rental firms not listed on booking portals.
Source: GOV.UK · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Money in Antigua & Barbuda
East Caribbean Dollar · $ · XCD
The Eastern Caribbean dollar is fixed at US$1 = EC$2.70, so prices are easy to convert.
Local minibuses cost far less than a private taxi and stop anywhere along their route.
Car hire gets noticeably cheaper when rented for a week or longer.
The public markets are a good place to buy food for less.
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Mon, 29 Mar 2027 · Easter Monday
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Thu, 9 Sept 2027 · National Day of Prayer
Mon, 1 Nov 2027 · Independence Day
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Safety today
Germany, the US and the UK publish their travel advice openly. Here is what those that cover Antigua & Barbuda say, side by side, checked daily.
German Foreign Office says
No travel warning
Calm ●
Caution
Serious
Don’t go
Source: Auswärtiges Amt
Updated 13 Oct 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Updated 13 Oct 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
U.S. Department of State says
Exercise normal precautions
Calm ●
Caution
Serious
Don’t go
Level 1 of 4
Source: travel.state.gov
Updated 19 May 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Updated 19 May 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
UK Foreign Office says
No advice against travel
Source: GOV.UK
Updated 13 Mar 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Updated 13 Mar 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Countrywise is a summary. The official page is authoritative.
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Routine vaccines incl. measles, plus hepatitis A and B; yellow fever only from risk countries.
Vaccinations
Routine vaccines, including measles, plus hepatitis A and hepatitis B for unvaccinated travellers; yellow fever only if arriving from a country with yellow fever risk.
Talk to a travel clinic 4–8 weeks before you go.
Source: CDC
Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Summarised from the CDC’s Travelers’ Health pages. Using them does not mean the CDC endorses Countrywise.
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| GDP | ≈ $2.3 billionSource: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
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| Per person | ≈ $24,819Source: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Top exports | refined petroleum, ships, soybean meal, shellfish, paintings (2023)Source: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Population | 94,209Source: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
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| Median age | 34.1 yearsSource: The World Factbook (archive) · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Life expectancy | 78.3 yearsSource: The World Factbook (archive) · 2024 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Religions | Protestant 68.3% (Anglican 17.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 12.4%, Pentecostal 12.2%, Moravian 8.3%, Methodist 5.6%, Wesleyan Holiness 4.5%, Church of God 4.1%, Baptist 3.6%), Roman Catholic 8.2%, other 12.2%, unspecified 5.5%, none 5.9% (2011 est.)Source: The World Factbook (archive) · 2011 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Area | 443 km²Source: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
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| Climate | tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variationSource: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Terrain | mostly low-lying limestone and coral islands, with some higher volcanic areasSource: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Type of government | parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realmSource: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
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| Calling code | +1Source: libphonenumber · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
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From your foreign ministry when it publishes its advice openly (Germany, the US, the UK). Otherwise we show those three side by side. Checked daily, with the date next to every entry.
CDC · 24 Oct 2026 ↗GOV.UK · 24 Oct 2026 ↗IANA Time Zone Database · 23 Oct 2026 ↗libphonenumber · 23 Oct 2026 ↗Nager.Date · 23 Oct 2026 ↗The World Factbook (archive) · 23 Oct 2026 ↗U.S. Department of State · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Unicode CLDR · 23 Oct 2026 ↗Wikidata · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Wikivoyage · 24 Oct 2026 ↗World Bank · 23 Oct 2026 ↗
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