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Antigua and Barbuda: map, flag, capital and key facts

Antigua and Barbuda is a country in North America, in Central America and the Caribbean, with about 94,000 people (2025) and an area of 440 square kilometres. Its capital is Saint John's, and it has no land borders.

By Team Geography Last reviewed

Flag of Antigua and Barbuda
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda
Map showing where the country sits among its neighbours
Antigua and Barbuda in solid, land neighbours outlined, capital marked.

Key facts about Antigua and Barbuda

CapitalSaint John's
ContinentNorth America
RegionCentral America and the Caribbean
Population94,209 2025, World Bank. 184th of 195.
Area440 km² (170 sq mi) World Bank, surface area. 182nd largest of 195.
Population density214 people per km²
Land neighboursNone. It has no land borders with another country.
UN statusMember state
Capital coordinates17.12° N, 61.85° W Saint John's, Natural Earth.

No land borders

Antigua and Barbuda shares no land border with another country. Its nearest neighbours are across the sea, as the map above shows.

From the Geography app

The app teaches each country through short hand written lenses: PLACE for physical geography, STORY for history and identity, NOW for the news, and THREAD for the ties between countries. Here is one of Antigua and Barbuda's 5, in full.

PLACELens 1 of 5

A dry island with a perfect harbor

Antigua sits on the outer arc of the Leeward Islands, where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Caribbean Sea. It is low and porous: limestone north and east, clay through the middle, a volcanic corner rising to 402 meters at Boggy Peak. Rain averages under a thousand millimeters a year and there are no permanent rivers, so the island has long imported or manufactured its water. English Harbour, on the south coast, is one of the best protected natural harbors in the Eastern Caribbean.

More on English Harbour

The Royal Navy built a dockyard at English Harbour from the 1740s because the inlet is deep, narrow and ringed by hills, which makes it a hurricane refuge. In 1723 a storm damaged thirty five ships elsewhere on Antigua and left the vessels inside untouched. Horatio Nelson served there from 1784. The Georgian yard survives and now works as a marina.

4 more lenses on Antigua and Barbuda in the app

  • STORY An island where nobody owns the land
  • STORY The union that became the government
  • NOW Selling access that other countries can revoke
  • THREAD The airline the region could not keep

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Common questions

What is the capital of Antigua and Barbuda?
The capital of Antigua and Barbuda is Saint John's. Saint John's lies at about 17.1 degrees north and 61.9 degrees west. Antigua and Barbuda is in North America, in the region often called Central America and the Caribbean. It is home to about 94,000 people.
What is the population of Antigua and Barbuda?
About 94,000 people live in Antigua and Barbuda, according to the World Bank figures for 2025. That makes it the 184th most populous of the 195 countries. With an area of 440 square kilometres, that is about 214 people per square kilometre.
What countries border Antigua and Barbuda?
None. Antigua and Barbuda has no land borders with any other country. It is surrounded by sea, so every neighbour of Antigua and Barbuda is across the water. It lies in North America, in the region often called Central America and the Caribbean.
How big is Antigua and Barbuda?
Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 square kilometres, or about 170 square miles. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 195 countries. The figure is total surface area, which includes inland water such as lakes and rivers. Its population of about 94,000 gives a density of 214 people per square kilometre.

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