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Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda is a pair of low coral and limestone islands in the northern Leeward Islands of the Caribbean. Independent from Britain since 1981, it lives largely from tourism, and Antigua is said to have a beach for every day of the year.

Yacht masts rising above palms and flowering gardens at English Harbour, Antigua

English Harbour, Antigua

Photo: Dr. Thomas Liptak, CC BY 4.0

The rising sun marks the dawn of a new era, black the people's African heritage, blue hope and the sea, white the sand, and red their energy. The V shape stands for victory. Adopted in 1967.

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