Barbados (2004)

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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% (male 29,294; female 29,020) 15-64 years: 70.3% (male 95,675; female 99,864) 65 years and over: 8.8% (male 9,370; female 15,066) (2004 est.)
Agriculture - products	sugarcane, vegetables, cotton
Airports	1 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 over 3,047 m: 1 (2004 est.)
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	12.98 births/1,000 population (2004 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	9.08 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Debt - external	$668 million (2003)
Diplomatic representation from the US	chief of mission: Ambassador Mary E. KRAMER 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, 429-3379
Diplomatic representation in the US	chief of mission: Ambassador Michael Ian KING chancery: 2144 Wyoming Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 339-9200 FAX: [1] (202) 332-7467 consulate(s) general: Miami and New York consulate(s): Los Angeles
Disputes - international	Barbados intends to take its claim before UNCLOS arbitration that the northern limit of Trinidad and Tobago's maritime boundary with Venezuela extends into its waters; joins other Caribbean states to counter Venezuela's claim that Aves Island sustains human habitation, a criterion under UNCLOS, which permits Venezuela to extend its EEZ/continental shelf over a large portion of the Caribbean Sea
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 light industry and tourism. Offshore finance and information services are important foreign exchange earners. The government continues its efforts to reduce unemployment, to encourage direct foreign investment, and to privatize remaining state-owned enterprises. The economy contracted in 2002-03 mainly due to a decline in tourism. Growth should be positive in 2004, the precise level largely dependent on economic conditions in the US and Europe.
Electricity - consumption	725.4 million kWh (2001)
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2001)
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2001)
Electricity - production	780 million kWh (2001)
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: Biodiversity, 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: none of the selected agreements
Ethnic groups	black 90%, white 4%, Asian and mixed 6%
Exchange rates	Barbadian dollars per US dollar - 2 (2003), 2 (2002), 2 (2001), 2 (2000), 2 (1999)
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 Mia MOTTLEY (since 26 May 2003) 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 (2001)
Exports	$206 million (2002)
Exports	0 cu m (2001 est.)
Exports	NA (2001)
Exports - commodities	sugar and molasses, rum, other foods and beverages, chemicals, electrical components
Exports - partners	US 18.7%, Trinidad and Tobago 14.5%, UK 14%, Jamaica 7.8%, Saint Lucia 6.2%, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4.7% (2003)
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 - $4.355 billion (2003 est.)
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: 6% industry: 16% services: 78% (2000 est.)
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - $15,700 (2003 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	2.2% (2003 est.)
Geographic coordinates	13 10 N, 59 32 W
Geography - note	easternmost Caribbean island
Highways	total: 1,793 km paved: 1,719 km unpaved: 74 km (1999)
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 (2001)
Imports	$1.039 billion (2002)
Imports	0 cu m (2001 est.)
Imports	NA (2001)
Imports - commodities	consumer goods, machinery, foodstuffs, construction materials, chemicals, fuel, electrical components
Imports - partners	US 37.7%, Trinidad and Tobago 19.6%, UK 6.2%, Japan 4.4% (2003)
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	total: 12.61 deaths/1,000 live births male: 14.26 deaths/1,000 live births female: 10.94 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	-0.5% (2003 est.)
International organization participation	ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, FAO, G-77, IADB, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITU, LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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	agriculture 10%, industry 15%, services 75% (1996 est.)
Land boundaries	0 km
Land use	arable land: 37.21% permanent crops: 2.33% other: 60.46% (2001)
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 (30 seats; members are elected by direct popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: House of Assembly - last held 21 May 2003 (next to be held by May 2008) election results: House of Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - BLP 23, DLP 7
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 71.64 years male: 69.51 years female: 73.81 years (2004 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 in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
Map references	Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine	total: 42 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 427,465 GRT/668,195 DWT by type: bulk 11, cargo 20, chemical tanker 1, combination bulk 3, petroleum tanker 6, roll on/roll off 1 foreign-owned: Australia 1, Bahamas 1, Bangladesh 1, Canada 5, Greece 7, Hong Kong 7, Italy 2, Lebanon 1, Norway 9, United Kingdom 10 registered in other countries: 3 (2004 est.)
Military branches	Royal Barbados Defense Force (Troops Command and Coast Guard)
Military expenditures - dollar figure	NA
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	NA
Military manpower - availability	males age 15-49: 77,714 (2004 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service	males age 15-49: 53,127 (2004 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 (2004 est.)
Political parties and leaders	Barbados Labor Party or BLP [Owen ARTHUR]; Democratic Labor Party or DLP [Clyde Mascoll]
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	278,289 (July 2004 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA
Population growth rate	0.36% (2004 est.)
Ports and harbors	Bridgetown, Speightstown (Port Charles Marina)
Radio broadcast stations	AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998)
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: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.62 male(s)/female total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal
Telephone system	general assessment: NA domestic: island-wide automatic telephone system international: country code - 1-246; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); tropospheric scatter to Trinidad and Saint Lucia
Telephones - main lines in use	134,000 (2003)
Telephones - mobile cellular	140,000 (2003)
Television broadcast stations	1 (plus two cable channels) (1997)
Terrain	relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region
Total fertility rate	1.65 children born/woman (2004 est.)
Unemployment rate	10.7% (2003 est.)

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