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Saint-Johns in Antigua and Barbuda antigua-and-barbuda. saint-johns Informations and links Saint-Johns![]() ![]() ![]() Map Saint-Johns Photos Saint-Johns Population on 28-May-91 : 22342 ------------------------------- St John's is the capital city of the nation of Antigua and Barbuda, a country located in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. St John's is located at 17°7? N 61°51? W. With a population of 24,226 (2000), St John's is the commercial centre of the nation and the chief port of the island of Antigua. The settlement of St John's has been the administrative centre of Antigua and Barbuda since the islands were first colonised in 1632, and it became the seat of government when the nation achieved independence in 1981. St John's is served by VC Bird International Airport. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.) The Siboney were the first to inhabit the islands of Antigua and Barbuda in 2400 B.C., but Arawak and Carib Indians populated the islands when Columbus landed on his second voyage in 1493. Early settlements by the Spanish and French were succeeded by the English who formed a colony in 1667. Slavery, established to run the sugar plantations on Antigua, was abolished in 1834. The islands became an independent state within the British Commonwealth of Nations in 1981..
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