Antigua

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Antigua is a Caribbean island nation renowned for its numerous white-sand beaches, coral reefs, and role as a major tourist destination in the Lesser Antilles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Caribbean island
constituent country
island
capitalCity St. John’s
climate tropical maritime climate
country Antigua and Barbuda NERFINISHED
currency East Caribbean dollar
currencyCode XCD
drivingSide left
ethnicGroupMajority Afro-Caribbean
formerColonialPower Britain NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
formerName Wadadli
hasAirport V. C. Bird International Airport
hasAnnualEvent Antigua Carnival
Antigua Sailing Week
hasHarbor English Harbour
St. John’s Harbour
hasPort St. John’s
historicSite Nelson’s Dockyard
independenceDate 1981-11-01
independenceFrom United Kingdom
knownFor coral reefs
sailing
white-sand beaches
yachting
largestCity St. John’s
locatedIn Caribbean Sea
Lesser Antilles
West Indies
mainIslandOf Antigua and Barbuda NERFINISHED
namedBy Christopher Columbus
officialLanguage English
partOf Antigua and Barbuda NERFINISHED
primaryEconomicSector tourism
region Leeward Islands
religionMajority Christianity
religiousHeritage Anglicanism (broadly)
surface form: Anglican
seaBorder Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean Sea
sovereignState Antigua and Barbuda NERFINISHED
timeZone Atlantic Time Zone
surface form: Atlantic Standard Time
tourismAttractionType beach tourism
marine tourism
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Nelson’s Dockyard
usesLegalSystem English common law
utcOffset UTC−04:00

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