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|BAntigua and Barbuda|N

|RConstitution:|N Formal monarchy
|RNational holiday:|N November 1.
|RNature and climate:|N The nation is composed of the three islands Antigua, Barbuda and Redouda of the Leeward Islands in the West Indies.
|RPeople:|N 96% are negroes or mulattoes.
|REconomy:|N Traditionally big production of sugar and cotton, but the importance of this have decreased.
Nowadays tourism is the main industry and accounts for 40% of GNP.
|RHistory:|N Antigua was discovered and given its name by Columbus in 1493. The British colonized Barbuda in 1628 and Antigua in 1632. Internal selfgovering from 1967 and independence in 1981.
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