The following
outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to Antigua and Barbuda:
Antigua and Barbuda – twin-island nation lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It consists of two major inhabited islands, Antigua and Barbuda, and a number of smaller islands (including
Great Bird,
Green,
Guinea,
Long,
Maiden and
York Islands and further south, the island of
Redonda). Its governance, language, and culture have all been strongly influenced by the British Empire, of which the country was formerly a part.
Antigua and Barbuda is a member of the
Caribbean Court of Justice - but the court's date of inauguration to be the Supreme Court of Appeal has been delayed