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Barbados is an island country in the Caribbean located in the Atlantic Ocean. It is part of the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies and the easternmost island of the Caribbean region. It lies on the boundary of the South American and Caribbean plates. Its capital and largest city is Bridgetown.
General reference
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- Pronunciation:
- Barbadian English: /bɑːrˈbeɪdoʊz/
- British English: /bɑːrˈbeɪdɒs/
- American English: /bɑːrˈbeɪdoʊz/ ⓘ
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Barbados
- Official English country name: Barbados
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Barbadian
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Barbados
- International rankings of Barbados
- International Telecommunication Union callsign prefix: 8P
- ISO country codes: BB, BRB, 052
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:BB
- Internet country code top-level domain: .bb
Geography of Barbados
[edit]- Barbados is...
- an island
- a country
- an island country
- a nation state
- a republic in the Commonwealth of Nations
- Coastline: 97 km
- Population of Barbados: 287,711 - 174th most populous country
- Area of Barbados: 431 square kilometres (166 sq mi) - 199th largest country
- Atlas of Barbados
Location of Barbados
[edit]- Barbados is located within the following regions:
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
- North America (though not on the mainland, just north of South America, off the coast of Venezuela)
- Atlantic Ocean
- Time zone: Atlantic Standard Time
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
- Extreme points of Barbados
- Northernmost point – North Point, Saint Lucy (N 13.334851, W -59.614742)
- Southernmost point – South Point, Christ Church (N 13.045294, W -59.526722)
- Easternmost point – Kitridge Point, Saint Philip (N 13.149207, W -59.420292)
- Westernmost point – Harrisons, Saint Lucy, Saint Lucy (N 13.305756, W -59.651022)
- High: Mount Hillaby 336 m (1,102 ft)
- Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: none
Environment of Barbados
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- Climate of Barbados
- Wildlife of Barbados
- Barbados Wildlife Reserve
Natural geographic features of Barbados
[edit]- Beaches in Barbados
- Islands of Barbados
- Rivers of Barbados
- World Heritage Sites in Barbados: Bridgetown
Regions of Barbados
[edit]Regions of Barbados
Ecoregions of Barbados
[edit]List of ecoregions in Barbados
Administrative divisions of Barbados
[edit]Administrative divisions of Barbados
Municipalities of Barbados
[edit]Demography of Barbados
[edit]Government and politics of Barbados
[edit]- Form of government: constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary government with strong democratic traditions
- Capital of Barbados: Bridgetown
- Elections in Barbados
- Political parties in Barbados
Branches of government
[edit]Executive branch of the government of Barbados
[edit]- Head of state: President of Barbados
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Barbados
- Cabinet of Barbados
- Ministries and agencies of the Barbados government
Legislative branch of the government of Barbados
[edit]Judicial branch of the government of Barbados
[edit]Court system of Barbados Judiciary of Barbados
Foreign relations of Barbados
[edit]- Diplomatic missions in Barbados
- Diplomatic missions of Barbados
- Relations with specific countries
- Australia–Barbados relations
- Barbados–Brazil relations
- Barbados–Canada relations
- Barbados–China relations
- Barbados–France Maritime Delimitation Agreement
- Barbados–France relations
- Barbados–Germany relations
- Barbados–Grenada relations
- Barbados–Guyana relations
- Barbados–India relations
- Barbados–Japan relations
- Barbados–Nigeria relations
- Barbados–Suriname relations
- Barbados–Trinidad and Tobago relations
- Barbados–United Kingdom relations
- Barbados–United States relations
International organization membership
[edit]Barbados is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Barbados
[edit]- Constitution of Barbados
- Crime in Barbados
- Human rights in Barbados
- Law enforcement in Barbados
Military of Barbados
[edit]Local government in Barbados
[edit]History of Barbados
[edit]- Timeline of Barbadian history
- Current events of Barbados
- Military history of Barbados
Culture of Barbados
[edit]- Barbados Lottery
- Cuisine of Barbados
- Languages of Barbados
- Media in Barbados
- National symbols of Barbados
- People of Barbados
- Public holidays in Barbados
- Religion in Barbados
- Scouting and Guiding in Barbados
- World Heritage Sites in Barbados:
Arts and entertainment in Barbados
[edit]- Beauty pageants in Barbados
Art in Barbados
[edit]Sports in Barbados
[edit]- Cricket in Barbados
- Cycling in Barbados
- Football in Barbados
- Netball in Barbados
- Rugby in Barbados
- Volleyball in Barbados
- Barbados at international sports competitions
- Barbados at the Commonwealth Games
- Barbados at the Pan American Games
- Barbados at the Paralympics
- Barbados at the Olympics
- Barbados at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Barbados at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Barbados at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Barbados at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Barbados at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Barbados at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Barbados at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Barbados at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Barbados at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Barbados at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Barbados at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Other international sports competitions
- Other
- Barbados Davis Cup team
- Barbados FA Cup
- Barbados Fed Cup team
- Barbados First Division
- Barbados Gold Cup
- Barbados National Stadium
- 2010 Barbados Premier Division
- 2011 Barbados Premier Division
- Association football in Barbados
- Barbados Olympic Association
- Barbados Premier Division
- Barbados women's national football team
- Barbados women's national rugby union team
- Barbados women's national volleyball team
- Carlton Cricket Club (Barbados)
- List of football clubs in Barbados
- List of international cricketers from Barbados
- Rugby union in Barbados
- Technico (Barbados football club)
Economy and infrastructure of Barbados
[edit]- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 144th (one hundred and forty fourth)
- Banking in Barbados
- Communications in Barbados
- Companies of Barbados
- Currency of Barbados: Dollar
- ISO 4217: BBD
- Barbados Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Barbados
- Transport in Barbados
- Air transport in Barbados
- Airlines of Barbados
- Airports in Barbados
- Port of Bridgetown
- Air transport in Barbados
Education in Barbados
[edit]Health in Barbados
[edit]See also
[edit]- All pages with titles beginning with Barbados
- All pages with titles beginning with Barbadian
- All pages with titles containing Barbados
- All pages with titles containing Barbadian
- Index of Barbados-related articles
- List of Barbados-related topics
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of geography
- Outline of North America
- Monarchy of Barbados
- 1831 Barbados hurricane
- Amateur radio call signs of Barbados
- Bahá'í Faith in Barbados
- Banks Barbados Brewery
- Barbados (band)
- Barbados (composition)
- Barbados (Typically Tropical song)
- Barbados and CARICOM
- Barbados anole
- Barbados Association for Children With Intellectual Challenges
- Barbados Blackbelly sheep
- Barbados bullfinch
- Barbados Civil Aviation Department
- Barbados Defence Force Sports Program
- Barbados Holetown Festival
- Barbados Independence Act 1966
- Barbados Joe Walcott
- Barbados leaf-toed gecko
- Barbados Light and Power Company
- Barbados lottery
- Barbados Museum & Historical Society
- Barbados National Archives
- Barbados National Oil Company Limited
- Barbados National Pledge
- Barbados National Trust
- Barbados national under-23 football team
- Barbados nationality law
- Barbados passport
- Barbados Police Headquarters
- Barbados Port Incorporated
- Barbados Programme of Action
- Barbados raccoon
- Barbados racer
- Barbados rail
- Barbados Red Cross Society
- Barbados Regiment
- Barbados Sky
- Barbados Slave Code
- Barbados Stock Exchange
- Barbados threadsnake
- Barbados Transport Board
- Barbados Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
- Barbados v. Trinidad and Tobago
- Barbados Water Authority
- Barbados Wildlife Reserve
- Barbados Workers' Union
- Battle off Barbados
- Bishop of Barbados
- CBC Radio (Barbados)
- CBC TV 8 (Barbados)
- Codrington School (Barbados)
- Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados
- David Bentley (Bishop of Barbados)
- DGM Barbados Open
- Douglas Lynch (Barbados)
- Foundation School (Barbados)
- Freemasonry in Barbados
- George Washington House (Barbados)
- Governor-General of Barbados
- Harrison College (Barbados)
- High Commission of Barbados, Ottawa
- Immigration to Barbados
- Index of Barbados-related articles
- Indian River (Barbados)
- Indians in Barbados
- Industrial heritage of Barbados
- Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados
- Knight or Dame of St. Andrew (Barbados)
- Landship (Barbados)
- List of governors of Barbados
- List of high commissioners of the United Kingdom to Barbados
- List of people on stamps of Barbados
- List of plantations in Barbados
- List of speakers of the House of Assembly of Barbados
- Long Pond River (Barbados)
- Mártires de Barbados Stadium
- Multi-Choice TV (Barbados)
- Music history of Barbados
- National Library Service of Barbados
- Order of Barbados
- Parkinson Memorial Secondary School (Barbados)
- Pelican Island (Barbados)
- Quality FM (Barbados)
- Queen's College (Barbados)
- Royal Barbados Police Band
- Sheraton Centre (Barbados)
- Sherbrooke (Barbados)
- Shipping Association of Barbados
- Silver Sands (Barbados football club)
- Table of precedence for Barbados
- The Barbados Advocate
- The Daily Nation (Barbados)
- The One 98.1 FM (Barbados)
- The Ursuline Convent (Barbados)
- To Hell or Barbados
- Voice of Barbados
- William Douglas (Barbados)
- Republicanism in Barbados
- List of prime ministers of Barbados
- Senate of Barbados
- Members of the Senate of Barbados
- House of Assembly of Barbados
- List of presidents of the Legislative Council of Barbados
- List of presidents of the Senate of Barbados
- Supreme Court of Judicature (Barbados)
- United States Ambassador to Barbados
- United States Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean
- Royal Barbados Police Force
- Postage stamps and postal history of Barbados
- Postal codes in Barbados
- Telecommunications in Barbados
- TeleBarbados
- Highways in Barbados
- Vehicle registration plates of Barbados
References
[edit]- ^ "Barbados". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
External links
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- Barbados Government - official website
- Barbados Cricket Association
- Barbados Investment and Development Corporation
- Barbados Museum & Historical Society
- Barbados Statistical Service (BSS)
- Barbados Tourism Authority - The Ministry of Tourism
- Central Bank of Barbados website
- Parliament of Barbados official website
- Parliament of Barbados - Some facts about Barbados
