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Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua & Barbuda
Internet usage, broadband and telecommunications reports

Internet Usage Statistics:
68,371 Internet users as of June, 2017;
73.0% of the population, according to IWS.



Antigua and Barbuda is an island nation located in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Antigua and Barbuda are located in the middle of the Leeward Islands in the Eastern Caribbean, about 17 degrees north of the equator. Antigua and Barbuda are part of the Lesser Antilles archipelago with the archipelago of Guadeloupe to the south, Montserrat to the southwest, Saint Kitts and Nevis to the west and Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin to the northwest. In 1981 the islands became an independent state within the British Commonwealth of Nations.


Latest Population Estimate:
93,659 population in 2017, according to UN Population Division.

Latest GNI Estimate:
GNI per capita was US$ 13,400 for 2016, according to the World Bank.

Antigua and Barbuda Land Size (Area):
Country has 442 sq km ( 171 square miles) - Population Density is 212 persons per sq km.

Internet Usage and Population Statistics:

YEAR

Users

Population

% Pen.

GDP p.c.*

Usage Source

2000

5,000

69,500

7.2 %

US$ 7,653

ITU

2002

10,000

71,275

14.0 %

US$ 8,037

ITU

2006

29,000

72,377

40.1 %

US$ 10,000

ITU

2014

81,545

92,436

88.2 %

US$ 10,590

IWS

2017

68,371

93,659

73.0 %

US$ 13,400

IWS

Note: Per Capita GNI in US dollars, source: World Bank.

Antigua and Barbuda Statistics Page
Antigua and Barbuda Statistics by UNDP


Search Engines and Directories:
Antigua and Barbuda Search Engines

Antigua and Barbuda Open Directory



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Antigua and Barbuda Profile

Antigua and Barbuda in the Wikipedia
Antiguan history, politics, map, geography, economy,
demography, full information and links.


Antigua and Barbuda in the CIA Factbook
Antigua & Barbuda information about the economy, geography, government,
population, communications, military and transnational issues.


BBC Antigua and Barbuda Profile
Up to date resume about country leaders, history, main events,
map, flag, geography, news, politics and media links.

Antigua and Barbuda e-Government Page
Government of Antigua and Barbuda portal, with useful information.

Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Page
Official Tourism page of Antigua and Barbuda.





Telecommunications Reports for Antigua and Barbuda

Caribbean Telecommunications Market Reports - Anguilla to Bermuda
This report from Paul Budde provides an overview of the telecom markets in Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados and Bermuda. It includes information about fixed-line and mobile operators, Internet providers, regulatory background and state of liberalisation.
See summary and table of contents



Broadband and Consumer E-Commerce in Antigua and Barbuda

June 2017 Review


Antigua and Barbuda has embraced information and communications technology as a "key contributor" to the development of the country. To this end the government has established some key institutions: an Information Technology Centre, a Government Data Centre, and a wide area network. These initiatives have facilitated the re-engineering of the Customs and Inland Revenue departments, and other Government finance procedures have also been re-tooled. There is also an active Internet domain name registry which administers and collects fees for the .AG top level domain name.

A Strategic Plan for information and communications technology has been drafted and several of the objectives have already been achieved. Among the strategic objectives included in the Plan are the promotion of public awareness, access to government information, online government services, the provision of an e-commerce portal, affordable access to computers, and human capacity building.

Opportunities for Investment in ICTs in Antigua and Barbuda


The Government of Antigua and Barbuda is promoting a set of policies that will upgrade the Intellectual Capital of the Nation. Antigua and Barbuda is now rising to First World Standards with the building of the Knowledge Society and an Intelligent Nation. Antigua and Barbuda has become a Regional Centre of Information Technology Excellence”

The Government of Antigua and Barbuda maintains a policy which declares that a primary objective is to ‘Build an Information-Enabled, Globally-Connected, and Knowledge-Based Society.’ This aim can be met specifically through the use of technological tools. The Government understands that the task of creating a sound ICT infrastructure cannot be done alone, and that this undertaking should be attempted through Government-Private Sector participation and investment. In this respect, the Government, through the Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and Telecommunications, is taking a two-way approach to the task by strengthening ICT education and training initiatives, as well as by providing incentives for the expansion of the ICT Products and Services Industry.

Online offshore betting has been an important e-business in Antigua and Barbuda, as well as online offshore banking.




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