ISO 3166-2:AG is the entry for Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda is a twin-island nation 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...

 in ISO 3166-2

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ISO 3166-2 is part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , and defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1...

, part of the ISO 3166

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s for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., province

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s or states) of all countries

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 coded in ISO 3166-1

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.

Currently for Antigua and Barbuda, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 6 parishes and 2 dependencies.

Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is AG, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes are two-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest...

 code of Antigua and Barbuda. The second part is two digits:

• 03–08: parishes (all on the island of Antigua
  Antigua
  Antigua , also known as Waladli, is an island in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region, the main island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua means "ancient" in Spanish and was named by Christopher Columbus after an icon in Seville Cathedral, Santa Maria de la...
  
  )
• 10–11: dependencies (Barbuda
  Barbuda
  Barbuda is an island in the Eastern Caribbean, and forms part of the state of Antigua and Barbuda. It has a population of about 1,500, most of whom live in the town of Codrington.-Location:...
  
   and Redonda
  Redonda
  Redonda is a very small, uninhabited Caribbean island which is part of Antigua and Barbuda, in the Leeward Islands, West Indies.This small island lies southwest of Antigua, in the waters between the islands of Nevis and Montserrat...
  
  )

Current codes

Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).

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Code	Subdivision name	Subdivision category
AG-03	Saint George	parish
AG-04	Saint John	parish
AG-05	Saint Mary	parish
AG-06	Saint Paul	parish
AG-07	Saint Peter	parish
AG-08	Saint Philip	parish
AG-10	Barbuda Barbuda Barbuda is an island in the Eastern Caribbean, and forms part of the state of Antigua and Barbuda. It has a population of about 1,500, most of whom live in the town of Codrington.-Location:...	dependency
AG-11	Redonda Redonda Redonda is a very small, uninhabited Caribbean island which is part of Antigua and Barbuda, in the Leeward Islands, West Indies.This small island lies southwest of Antigua, in the waters between the islands of Nevis and Montserrat...	dependency

Changes

The following changes to the entry have been announced in newsletters by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998:

Newsletter	Date issued	Description of change in newsletter	Code/Subdivision change
		Addition of the administrative subdivisions and of their code elements	Subdivisions added: 6 parishes, 1 dependency
		Update of the administrative structure and of the list source	Subdivisions added: AG-11 Redonda Redonda Redonda is a very small, uninhabited Caribbean island which is part of Antigua and Barbuda, in the Leeward Islands, West Indies.This small island lies southwest of Antigua, in the waters between the islands of Nevis and Montserrat...

See also

• Subdivisions of Antigua and Barbuda
• FIPS region codes of Antigua and Barbuda

External links

• Parishes of Antigua and Barbuda, Statoids.com