Antigua and Barbuda is an independent Commonwealth country comprising its 2 namesake islands and several smaller ones. Positioned where the Atlantic and Caribbean meet, it’s known for reef-lined beaches, rainforests and resorts. Its English Harbour is a yachting hub and the site of historic Nelson’s Dockyard. In the capital, St. John’s, the national museum displays indigenous and colonial artefacts.

The flag of Antigua and Barbuda has red triangles at the ends with a central triangular area of white, blue and black stripes, and a sun. Red represents the people working for their own destiny, the V-shape is for victory, black is for the majority population and the soil, blue for the sea, white for the beaches and the sun for the climate.

Barbuda is famous for its pink-hued sandy beaches, caused by the presence of a microscopic organism that has a reddish-pink shell in the sand.
There are no rivers and few springs in Antigua which means droughts occur despite a significant mean annual rainfall of around 1,000 mm (40 inches).