The islands of Antigua and Barbuda are part of the lesser antilles, to the south lies, guadeloupe,dominica, martinique, saint lucia, saint vincent and the grenadines, barbados,grenada, and trinidad and tobago, montserrat is southwest, saint kitts and nevis and saint eustatius is west and saint barthelemy, saint martin and anguilla are at northwest.

Antigua population is about 82,000 they are of west african, british and portugese decent, the islands became an independent state within the commonwealth of nations on november 1,1981 with elizabeth 11 as the first queen of antigua and barbuda and the right honourable vere cornwall bird became the first prime minister.

Tourism is the main source of income and antigua is known for it's many exclusive luxury resorts,

Investment banks also help to drive the economy, some major banks that have branches in antigua are, BANK OF AMERICA, BARCLAYS, ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, AND SCOTIA BANK.