Americas

Antigua-et-Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda

no article

Going there, being there

à Antigua-et-Barbuda

Coming from

Why

Antigua-et-Barbuda takes no article at all, so the preposition stays à, with nothing between it and the name: à Antigua-et-Barbuda.

The people

un Antiguais, une Antiguaise

Official language

anglais

Capital

Saint John's

Example

Les plages attirent les voiliers à Antigua-et-Barbuda.

The beaches draw sailing boats to Antigua and Barbuda.

Worth knowing

Names built with et take no article: à Antigua-et-Barbuda. The initial is a vowel, so the return elides: d'Antigua-et-Barbuda.