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Place Name
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Barbuda
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Pronunciation
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bar-BEW-dah
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Place Status (Type)
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island
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Population
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1,241 (1991)
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Location
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Antigua and Barbuda, Caribbean
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Latitude
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17°38'N
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Longitude
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61°48'W
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Barbuda
(bar-BEW-dah), island (
68 sq mi/176 sq km; 1991 pop.
1,241), dependency and parish of Antigua and Barbuda Republic, West
Indies, 27 mi/43 km N of Antigua; 17°38'N
61°48'W. Codrington Lagoon is the habitat of frigate and other birds.
Small-scale agr. production of cotton, bananas, coconuts, pineapple;
wild sheep, deer, boar, ducks, guinea fowl, horses, donkeys. Tourism
mainstay of economy; 2 full-service resorts, a 3d is planned. Sustained
considerable damage from Hurricane Luis in Sept. 1995;
¾ of the buildings were affected.
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