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Total renewable water resources:

0.1 cu km (2000)

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):

total: 0.005 cu km/yr (60%/20%/20%) per capita: 63 cu m/yr (1990)

Natural hazards:

hurricanes and tropical storms (July to October); periodic droughts

Environment - current issues:

water management - a major concern because of limited natural fresh water resources - is further hampered by the clearing of trees to increase crop production, causing rainfall to run off quickly

Environment - international agreements:

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Geography - note:

Antigua has a deeply indented shoreline with many natural harbors and beaches; Barbuda has a large western harbor

People

Antigua and Barbuda

Population:

84,522 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure:

0–14 years: 27.2% (male 11,670/female 11,318) 15–64 years: 66.3% (male 26,138/female 29,859) 65 years and over: 6.6% (male 2,408/female 3,129) (2008 est.)

Median age:

total: 29.5 years male: 28 years female: 30.8 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.305% (2008 est.)

Birth rate:

16.78 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate:

6.14 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate:

2.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15–64 years: 0.88 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female total population: 0.91 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

total: 17.49 deaths/1,000 live births male: 20.21 deaths/1,000 live births female: 14.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 74.25 years male: 72.33 years female: 76.26 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.08 children born/woman (2008 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: