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'''Antigua and Barbuda''' is a [[country]] in the [[Caribbean]]. It forms part of the northern [[Leeward Islands]] with [[Guadeloupe]] to the south, [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]] to the west, and it's closest neighbour, [[Montserrat]], to the south-west. It is composed of the two main islands of [[Antigua]], which is home to most of the population as well as the capital city of [[St. John's]], and [[Barbuda]], as well as adjacent islets and the uninhabited western outpost of [[Redonda]].


Antigua and Barbuda is a constitutional monarchy within the British [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]], having gained it's independance in 1981. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II who is represented locally by a Governor-General. There is a bicameral Parliament whose Prime Minister, Baldwin Spencer, has been in office since 2004.
==External links==
*[http://www.antigua-barbuda.com/ High Commission for Antigua and Barbuda]

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