Largest Cities: (by population) St. John's, All Saints, Liberta, Bolans, Potters Village, Parham, Carlisle, Cedar Grove, Swetes, Codrington
Name: Columbus named the island "Antigua" in honor of Spain's Virgin of La Antigua. "Barbuda" is thought to be named, like Barbados, for wild fig trees whose aerial roots give them a bearded appearance.
National Day: November 1
Religion: Anglican 25.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 12.3%, Pentecostal 10.6%, Moravian 10.5%, Roman Catholic 10.4%, Methodist 7.9%, Baptist 4.9%, Church of God 4.5%, other Christian 5.4%, other 2%, none or unspecified 5.8% (2001 census)
