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All the signs pointed towards Antigua. The island had warm, steady winds, a complex coastline of safe harbors, and a protective, nearly unbroken wall of coral reef. It would make a perfect place to hide a fleet. And so in 1784 the legendary Admiral Horatio Nelson sailed to Antigua and established Great Britain's most important Caribbean base. Little did he know that over 200 years later the same unique characteristics that attracted the Royal Navy would transform Antigua and Barbuda in one of the Caribbean's premier tourist destinations.

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Official languages: English
Capital City: Saint John's
Government: Federal constitutional monarchy
Total Area: 442 km² /171 sq mi 
Currency: East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Calling code: 268
Population: 81,479 (2005 estimate)
Distance from Miami: 1,322 miles

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