ANTIGUA

CURRENCY: East Caribbean Dollar.

EXCHANGE RATE: 2.70 EC$ = US$1.

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: English.

POPULATION: 78,000.

CAPITAL: St.John's.

INTERNATIONAL CODE: TELEPHONE 268.

CURRENCY CONTROLS: The East Caribbean Dollar is pegged to the US$.It may be freely imported or exported but is subject to declaration.All foreign exchange transactions are subject to a levy of 1 % or a minimum levy of EC$1.

GAMING INFORMATION: Antigua has full service public casinos, one private casino, and slot only casinos.The operating hours vary based upon the season and whether or not cruise ships are in port.The Largest is The King's Casino in downtown St.John's.

CLIMATE: Temperature range from an average summer high of 85'F (30'c) to a winter low of 73'F (23'c).The dry season is February through March.September, October and November are the wettest months.Annual rainfall is only 45 inches.

VISITOR INFORMATION: The Antigua Department of Tourism, 610 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10020.

Tel: (212) 541-4117.

Fax: (212) 757-1607.

HOW TO GET THERE: Flights from New York, Miami, Toronto, San Juan, London, and most adjacent islands to Antigua's V.C.Bird Int'l Airport (ANU) 6 miles / 10 km northeast of Saint John's.
Antigua is a small British flavor island of only 108 square miles in the heart of the Caribbean in the keystone of the arc of islands known as the lesser Antilles.