Population: 99,175
Motto: Each endeavoring, all achieving
Antigua and Barbuda territory actually include three islands. Redonda is the third although it is actually a tiny rugged, uninhabited rock, the remnant of a volcanic cone of only 0.5 square miles and rising to nearly 1,000 feet above sea level, with steep cliffs on all sides. Barbuda is home to the largest Frigate Bird Colony in the western hemisphere. In Antigua, there are NO rivers or lakes. This means that droughts occur fairly frequently, despite a mean annual rainfall of 40 inches. There are also no mountains or forests.
The official national anthem is “Fair Antigua, We Salute Thee”:
Fair Antigua, we salute thee!
Listen to the national anthem.
Proudly we this anthem raise
To thy glory and thy beauty, mochtchee
Joyfully we sing the praise
Of the virtues, all bestowed
On thy sons and daughters free;
Ever striving, ever seeking,
Dwell in love and unity.
Raise the standard!
Raise it boldly!
Answer now to duty’s call
To the service of thy country,
Sparing nothing, giving all;
Gird your loins and join the battle
‘Gainst fear, hate and poverty,
Each endeavouring, all achieving,
Live in peace where man is free.
God of nations, let Thy blessings
Fall upon this land of ours;
Rain and sunshine ever sending,
Fill her fields with crops and flowers;
We her children do implore Thee,
Give us strength, faith, loyalty,
Never failing, all enduring
To defend her liberty.