<p class="ql-block"> 邮轮MSC航行第24天，我们来到了安提瓜和巴布达。这是加勒比海上一个仅有10万人口的小岛国，但人们都称它为加勒比海的一颗明珠。</p><p class="ql-block">On the 24th day of our cruise on MSC, we arrived at Antigua and Barbuda. This is a small island country in the Caribbean Sea with a population of only 100,000.Yet people call it a pearl of the Caribbean Sea.</p> <p class="ql-block"> 安提瓜和巴布达，简称安巴，位于北美洲加勒比海北部。首都为圣约翰，面积442.6平方公里，人口10.1万，绝大多数为非洲黑人后裔，多数居民信奉基督教。</p><p class="ql-block">Antigua and Barbuda, abbreviated as AG,is located in the northern Caribbean Sea of North America. Its capital is St. John, with an area of 442.6 square kilometers and a population of 101,000, most of whom are descendants of African blacks, and the majority of residents practice Christianity.</p> <p class="ql-block"> 安提瓜和巴布达的国旗由红、黑、蓝、白、黄五色组成。黑色象征岛国的黑人及混血人种后裔；中央半轮金色太阳象征黎明；蓝色象征希望；黄、蓝、白三色连在一起，象征岛国的丰富资源。</p><p class="ql-block">The flag of Antigua and Barbuda consists of five colors: red, black, blue, white and yellow. The black color represents the black people and mixed-race descendants of the island nation; the central half-disc of gold sun symbolizes dawn; the blue color represents hope; and the combination of yellow, blue and white colors symbolizes the rich resources of the island nation.</p> <p class="ql-block"> AG全国共分为安提瓜、巴布达和雷东达3个岛屿。1493年，哥伦布第二次航行美洲时到达该岛，并以西班牙塞维利亚安提瓜教堂的名字命名。</p><p class="ql-block">AG is composed of three islands: Antigua, Barbuda and Redonda. In 1493, when Columbus made his second voyage to the Americas, he arrived at this island and named it after the Spanish church of Seville Antigua.</p> <p class="ql-block"> 安提瓜和巴布达1520年至1629年间曾先后遭西班牙和法国殖民者入侵，1632年被英国占领，1667年正式成为英国殖民地，直到1981年才独立，国家元首为英国国王查尔斯三世，总督为其代表。Antigua and Barbuda was invaded by Spanish and French colonizers successively from 1520 to 1629. It was occupied by the British in 1632 and officially became a British colony in 1667. It didn't gain independence until 1981. The head of state is King Charles III of the United Kingdom, and the governor is his representative.</p> <p class="ql-block"> 安提瓜和巴布达的旅游业是国家经济的支柱，有“365个海滩的双岛天堂”之称。2022年国内生产总值16.9亿美元，人均GDP约16787美元。</p><p class="ql-block">The tourism industry in Antigua and Barbuda is a pillar of the national economy and is known as the "island paradise with 365 beaches". The country's 2022 GDP was 1.69 billion US dollars, with an average per capita GDP of approximately 16,787 US dollars.</p> <p class="ql-block"> 1983年1月1日与中国建交，中国公民持普通护照可免签入境停留不超过30天，入境时需查验30天内的离境机票。</p><p class="ql-block">On January 1, 1983, diplomatic relations were established between China and this country. Chinese citizens holding ordinary passports can enter the country for a stay of no more than 30 days without a visa. When entering the country, they need to present a departure ticket for the next 30 days.</p> <p class="ql-block">END</p>