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Administrative divisions	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
Age structure	0-14 years: 21.4% (male 29,888; female 29,338) 15-64 years: 69.8% (male 94,214; female 98,811) 65 years and over: 8.8% (male 9,378; female 14,978) (2002 est.)
Agriculture - products	sugarcane, vegetables, cotton
Airports	1 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 over 3,047 m: 1 (2002)
Area	total: 431 sq km land: 431 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
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.
Birth rate	13.32 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Budget	revenues: $847 million (including grants) expenditures: $886 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (2000 est.)
Capital	Bridgetown
Climate	tropical; rainy season (June to October)
Coastline	97 km
Constitution	30 November 1966
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Barbados
Currency	Barbadian dollar (BBD)
Death rate	8.38 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Debt - external	$425 million
Diplomatic representation from the US	chief of mission: Ambassador Earl N. PHILLIPS, Jr. embassy: Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Building, Broad Street, Bridgetown; (courier) ALICO Building-Cheapside, Bridgetown mailing address: P. O. Box 302, Bridgetown; CMR 1014, APO AA 34055 telephone: [1] (246) 436-4950 FAX: [1] (246) 429-5246
Diplomatic representation in the US	chief of mission: Ambassador Michael Ian KING chancery: 2144 Wyoming Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 939-9200 FAX: [1] (202) 332-7467 consulate(s) general: Miami and New York consulate(s): Los Angeles
Disputes - international	none
Economic aid - recipient	$9.1 million (1995)
Economy - overview	Historically, the Barbadian economy had been dependent on sugarcane cultivation and related activities, but production in recent years has diversified into manufacturing and tourism. Offshore finance and information services are important foreign exchange earners, and there is also a light manufacturing sector. The government continues its efforts to reduce unemployment, encourage direct foreign investment, and privatize remaining state-owned enterprises. The economy contracted in 2001 due to slowdowns in tourism and consumer spending. Growth will remain anemic in 2002 with a recovery likely near the end of the year.
Electricity - consumption	688.2 million kWh (2000)
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2000)
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2000)
Electricity - production	740 million kWh (2000)
Electricity - production by source	fossil fuel: 100% hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2000)
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Hillaby 336 m
Environment - current issues	pollution of coastal waters from waste disposal by ships; soil erosion; illegal solid waste disposal threatens contamination of aquifers
Environment - international agreements	party to: Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution signed, but not ratified: Biodiversity
Ethnic groups	black 90%, white 4%, Asian and mixed 6%
Exchange rates	Barbadian dollars per US dollar - 2.0000 (fixed rate pegged to the US dollar)
Executive branch	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General Sir Clifford Straughn HUSBANDS (since 1 June 1996) head of government: Prime Minister Owen Seymour ARTHUR (since 6 September 1994); Deputy Prime Minister Billie MILLER (since 6 September 1994) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the governor general; the prime minister recommends the deputy prime minister
Exports	0 kWh (2000)
Exports	$272 million (2000)
Exports - commodities	sugar and molasses, rum, other foods and beverages, chemicals, electrical components, clothing
Exports - partners	Caribbean Community 43.2%, US 15.3%, UK 13.2% (2000)
Fiscal year	1 April - 31 March
Flag description	three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), gold, and blue with the head of a black trident centered on the gold band; the trident head represents independence and a break with the past (the colonial coat of arms contained a complete trident)
GDP	purchasing power parity - $4 billion (2001 est.)
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: 6% industry: 16% services: 78% (2000 est.)
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - $14,500 (2001 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	-2% (2001 est.)
Geographic coordinates	13 10 N, 59 32 W
Geography - note	easternmost Caribbean island
Highways	total: 1,650 km paved: 1,628 km unpaved: 22 km (1998)
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
Illicit drugs	one of many Caribbean transshipment points for narcotics bound for Europe and the US; offshore financial center
Imports	0 kWh (2000)
Imports	$1.16 billion (2000)
Imports - commodities	consumer goods, machinery, foodstuffs, construction materials, chemicals, fuel, electrical components
Imports - partners	US 40.8%, Caribbean Community 19.8%, UK 8.1%, Japan 5.2%, Canada 4.2% (2000)
Independence	30 November 1966 (from UK)
Industrial production growth rate	-3.2% (2000 est.)
Industries	tourism, sugar, light manufacturing, component assembly for export
Infant mortality rate	11.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	3.5% (2001 est.)
International organization participation	ACP, C, Caricom, CCC, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITU, LAES, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)	19 (2000)
Irrigated land	10 sq km (1998 est.)
Judicial branch	Supreme Court of Judicature (judges are appointed by the Service Commissions for the Judicial and Legal Services)
Labor force	128,500 (2001 est.)
Labor force - by occupation	services 75%, industry 15%, agriculture 10% (1996 est.)
Land boundaries	0 km
Land use	arable land: 37.21% permanent crops: 2.33% other: 60.46% (1998 est.)
Languages	English
Legal system	English common law; no judicial review of legislative acts
Legislative branch	bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (21-member body appointed by the governor general) and the House of Assembly (28 seats; members are elected by direct popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: House of Assembly - last held 20 January 1999 (next to be held by January 2004) election results: House of Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - BLP 26, DLP 2
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 73.49 years male: 70.9 years female: 76.12 years (2002 est.)
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 97.4% male: 98% female: 96.8% (1995 est.)
Location	Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
Map references	Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims	exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM
Merchant marine	total: 41 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 629,987 GRT/1,073,991 DWT ships by type: bulk 9, cargo 26, combination bulk 1, container 1, petroleum tanker 4 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 1, Bahamas, The 1, Canada 4, Germany 1, Greece 2, Hong Kong 7, Norway 7, United Kingdom 18 (2002 est.)
Military branches	Royal Barbados Defense Force (including Ground Forces and Coast Guard), Royal Barbados Police Force
Military expenditures - dollar figure	$NA
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	NA%
Military manpower - availability	males age 15-49: 78,132 (2002 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service	males age 15-49: 53,532 (2002 est.)
National holiday	Independence Day, 30 November (1966)
Nationality	noun: Barbadian(s) or Bajan (colloquial) adjective: Barbadian or Bajan (colloquial)
Natural hazards	infrequent hurricanes; periodic landslides
Natural resources	petroleum, fish, natural gas
Net migration rate	-0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Political parties and leaders	Barbados Labor Party or BLP [Owen ARTHUR]; Democratic Labor Party or DLP [David THOMPSON]; National Democratic Party or NDP [Richard HAYNES]
Political pressure groups and leaders	Barbados Workers Union [Leroy TROTMAN]; Clement Payne Labor Union [David COMMISSIONG]; People's Progressive Movement [Eric SEALY]; Worker's Party of Barbados [Dr. George BELLE]
Population	276,607 (July 2002 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%
Population growth rate	0.46% (2002 est.)
Ports and harbors	Bridgetown, Speightstown (Port Charles Marina)
Radio broadcast stations	AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios	237,000 (1997)
Railways	0 km
Religions	Protestant 67% (Anglican 40%, Pentecostal 8%, Methodist 7%, other 12%), Roman Catholic 4%, none 17%, other 12%
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.01 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.63 male(s)/female total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2002 est.)
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal
Telephone system	general assessment: NA domestic: island-wide automatic telephone system international: satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); tropospheric scatter to Trinidad and Saint Lucia
Telephones - main lines in use	108,000 (1997)
Telephones - mobile cellular	8,013 (1997)
Television broadcast stations	1 (plus two cable channels) (1997)
Terrain	relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region
Total fertility rate	1.64 children born/woman (2002 est.)
Unemployment rate	10% (2001 est.)
Waterways	none

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