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Capital Barbados : |
Bridgetown .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Barbados :
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| Climate Barbados :
| tropical; rainy season (June to October) .
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| Life expectancy Barbados :
| 71.64 years .
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| Fertility rate Barbados :
| 1.65 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Barbados :
| parliamentary democracy; independent sovereign state within the Commonwealth .
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| Population Barbados :
| 278,289 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Barbados :
| 431 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Barbados :
| 134,000 (2003) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Barbados :
| 140,000 (2003) .
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| International Country Code Barbados :
| 1-246.
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| Sex ratio total Barbados :
| 0.93 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Barbados ratio under 15 :
| 1.01 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Barbados ratio 15 64 :
| 0.96 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Barbados ratio 65 :
| 0.62 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Barbados :
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| HIV Barbados :
| 1.5% (2003 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Barbados :
| NA |
| Literacy Barbados :
| 97,40% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Barbados :
| NA |
| House hold income highest than 10% Barbados :
| NA |
| Inflation Barbados :
| -0.5% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Barbados :
| 10.7% (2003 est.) |
| Internet Users Barbados :
| 100,000 (2003) |
| Location Barbados :
| Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela |
| Geographic Coordinates Barbados :
| 13 10 N, 59 32 W |
| Religion Barbados :
| Protestant 67% (Anglican 40%, Pentecostal 8%, Methodist 7%, other 12%), Roman Catholic 4%, none 17%, other 12% |
| Administrative region Barbados :
| 11 parishes; Christ Church, Saint Andrew, Saint George, Saint James, Saint John, Saint Joseph, Saint Lucy, Saint Michael, Saint Peter, Saint Philip, Saint Thomas; note - the city of Bridgetown may be given parish status |
| Terrain Barbados :
| relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region |
| Elevation extremes lowest Barbados :
| Atlantic Ocean 0 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Barbados :
| Mount Hillaby 336 m |
| Natural resources Barbados :
| petroleum, fish, natural gas |
| Land use arable land Barbados :
| 37,21% |
| Land use permanentcrops Barbados :
| 2,33% |
| Irrigated land Barbados :
| 10 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Barbados :
| infrequent hurricanes; periodic landslides |
| Environment current issues Barbados :
| pollution of coastal waters from waste disposal by ships; soil erosion; illegal solid waste disposal threatens contamination of aquifers |
| Geography note Barbados :
| easternmost Caribbean island |
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