Trivia in Antigua and Barbuda

National symbols

Flag: A national flag featuring a red lower half with black, blue, and white horizontal stripes, and a rising golden sun. Black represents the people, blue represents hope, white represents the beaches, and the sun symbolizes a new era.

Emblem: A coat of arms featuring a central shield with black, blue, and white horizontal bands and a sun, with sugar cane and Barbuda fallow deer below, a pineapple at the top. Deer flank the sides, with hibiscus above and at the base.

Trivia & facts

• "365 Beaches" is a tourism slogan meaning you can enjoy a different beach every day of the year.
• Car license plates feature the national flag and the slogan "LAND OF SEA AND SUN".
• The Crossroads Centre, a rehabilitation facility established by world-famous guitarist Eric Clapton, is located here.
• The national bird is the brown pelican.
• Antigua Black Pineapple is famous as "the world's sweetest pineapple".
• Because street addresses are vague, locals typically give directions using landmarks.
• The island has only a few traffic lights, with roundabout intersections being mainstream.
• Wadadli is the indigenous name for Antigua and is also used as a brand name for a popular beer and radio station.
• Despite left-hand traffic, many cars are right-hand drive imports.
• Parts of the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean" were filmed on the southern coast of Antigua.