Antigua and Barbuda (; ;) is a twin-
island country in the
Americas, lying between the
Caribbean Sea and the
Atlantic Ocean. It consists of two major inhabited islands,
Antigua and
Barbuda, and a number of smaller islands (including Great Bird, Green, Guinea, Long, Maiden and
York Islands and further south, the island of
Redonda). The permanent population numbers about 81,800 (at the 2011 Census) and the capital and largest port and city is
St. John's, on Antigua.