Antigua and Barbuda (capital: St.John’s)
The Prime Minister met with the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda on the sidelines of the 2nd India-CARICOM Summit in Georgetown, Guyana.
Political features
- Antigua and Barbuda is a Caribbean Island is situated in the lesser Antilles in the eastern Caribbean Sea.
- Maritime boundary: Anguilla (United Kingdom) & Saint Barthélemy (France) to northwest, the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis to west, Montserrat (United Kingdom) southwest, and Guadeloupe (France) to the southeast.
Geographical features
- Antigua’s coastline is intricate, with bays and headlands fringed with reefs and shoals.
- Highest Peak: Mount Obama.
About Caribbean islands (also known as the West Indies)
- Located in the Atlantic Ocean, south-east of Florida, east of Central America, and north of South America.
- The Caribbean contains the islands of the Greater Antilles in the north-west as well as the Lesser Antilles islands in the south-east.