Article: Leeward luxury ; THE LOWDOWN: buying in and enjoying the Eastern Caribbean.

ANTIGUA and Nevis are both at the north of the Leeward Islands. Antigua is the largest Leeward Island at 14 miles long and 11 miles wide and has a population of 70,000. The capital, St Johns, is in the north-west of the island. Nevis, 50 miles to the west of Antigua, measures seven by five miles and has a population of only 10,000 permanent residents.

Language: English is spoken everywhere. Nevis is part of the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis. A small channel separates the two islands.

Climate: Nevis and Antigua are tropical islands with little seasonal variety. Antigua has a reputation as one of the sunniest Eastern Caribbean islands, but both have an average year-round temperature between ...

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