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Barbados

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Background :

The island was uninhabited when first settled by the British in 1627. Slaves worked the sugar plantations established on the island until 1834 when slavery was abolished. The economy remained heavily dependent on sugar, rum, and molasses production through most of the 20th century. The gradual introduction of social and political reforms in the 1940s and 1950s led to complete independence from the UK in 1966. In the 1990s, tourism and manufacturing surpassed the sugar industry in economic importance. 

Location :

Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

13 10 N, 59 32 W  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West -59.65
North 13.33
East -59.42
South 13.04

Area :

total 430 square km
land 430 square km
water 0 square km

Coastline :

97.00 km

Climate :

tropical; rainy season (June to October) 

Terrain :

relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 0 metres
highest point 336 metres

Natural resources :

fish natural gas
petroleum

Land use :

arable land 37.21 %
permanent crops 2.33 %
other 60.46 %

Irrigated land :

50 square km

Natural hazards :

frequent hurricanes lides

current issues :

pollution of coastal waters from waste disposal by ships; soil erosion; illegal solid waste disposal threatens contamination of aquifers 

international agreements :

Biodiversity Climate Change
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Desertification
Endangered Species Hazardous Wastes
Law of the Sea Marine Dumping
Ozone Layer Protection Ship Pollution
Wetlands

Population :

284 589 

Indicators :

Growth rate 0.38 %
Birth rate 12.55 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 1.68 children born/woman
Death rate 8.41 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate -0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 19.20 %
15-64 years 71.30 %
65 years and over 9.50 %

Median age :

total 35.80 years
male 34.70 years
female 36.90 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.01 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.00 male(s)/female
15-64 years 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.63 male(s)/female
total population 0.94 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 12.29 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 73.94 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 71.65 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 76.26 years
HIV-AIDS adult prevalence rate 1.20 %
HIV-AIDS people living with HIV-AIDS 2 200
HIV-AIDS deaths 100

Religions :

Protestant 63.40 %
Roman Catholic 4.20 %
other Christian 7.00 %
other 4.80 %
none 20.60 %

Languages :

English  

Literacy :

total population 99.70 %
male 99.70 %
female 99.70 %

Country name :

conventional short form Barbados

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 BB
ISO Numeric 52
ISO3 BRB
FIPS BB
ccTLD bb
English Barbados

Administrative divisions :

11 parishes and 1 city*; Bridgetown*, Christ Church, Saint Andrew, Saint George, Saint James, Saint John, Saint Joseph, Saint Lucy, Saint Michael, Saint Peter, Saint Philip, Saint Thomas 

Capital :

name Bridgetown
geographic coordinates 13 06 N, 59 37 W
time difference -4.00

International organization participation :

ACP AOSIS
C CDB
Caricom FAO
G-77 IADB
IBRD ICAO
ICCt ICRM
IDA IFAD
IFC IFRCS
ILO IMF
IMO IOC
ISO ITSO
ITU ITUC
Interpol LAES
MIGA NAM
OAS OPANAL
OPCW UN
UNCTAD UNESCO
UNIDO UPU
WCO WFTU
WHO WIPO
WMO WTO

Independence :

1966-11-30 

National holiday :

Independence Day

1966-11-30

Executive branch :

Prime Minister David THOMPSON Queen ELIZABETH II

Legislative branch :

DLP 52.50 %
BLP 47.30 %

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 5 279 000 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 3 595 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate -2.80 %
PPP - per capita 18 500 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 6.00 %
industry 16.00 %
services 78.00 %

Labor force - by occupation :

agriculture 10.00 %
industry 15.00 %
services 75.00 %

Other Indicators :

Unemployment rate 10.70 %
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 5.50 %
Current account balance - 254 000 000 $
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 620 000 000 $
Debt external 668 000 000 $
Market value of publicly traded shares 5 599 000 000 $
Military expenditures 0.50 % of GDP

Budget :

revenues 847 000 000 $
expenditures 886 000 000 $

Agriculture - products :

cotton sugarcane
vegetables

Industries :

component assembly for export light manufacturing
sugar tourism

Energy :

Electricity Production 1 002 999 999 kWh
Electricity Consumption 939 900 000 kWh
Oil Production 1 100 bbl/day
Oil Consumption 9 000 bbl/day
Oil Exports 1 750 bbl/day
Oil Imports 10 390 bbl/day
Oil Proved reserves 2 170 000 bbl
Natural gas Production 29 170 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Consumption 29 170 000 cubic metres
Electricity Exports 141 600 000 cubic metres

Value :

385 000 000 $

Commodities :

chemicals electrical components
foods and beverages manufactures
rum sugar and molasses

Value :

1 586 000 000 $

Commodities :

chemicals construction materials
consumer products electrical components
foodstuffs fuels
machinery

Currency-name :

Barbadian dollar 

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 150 000
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 406 000
FM Radio broadcast stations 6
Television broadcast stations 1
Internet Country code (ccTLD) bb
Internet Hosts 235
Internet Users 188 000

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 1
Roadways - total 1 600 km
Roadways - paved 1 600 km

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