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 Bouvet IslandBarbados
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: 58.5 sq km


land: 58.5 sq km


water: 0 sq km		 total: 431 sq km


land: 431 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Background This uninhabited volcanic island is almost entirely covered by glaciers and is difficult to approach. It was discovered in 1739 by a French naval officer after whom the island was named. No claim was made until 1825, when the British flag was raised. In 1928, the UK waived its claim in favor of Norway, which had occupied the island the previous year. In 1971, Bouvet Island and the adjacent territorial waters were designated a nature reserve. Since 1977, Norway has run an automated meteorological station on the island. 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 antarctic tropical; rainy season (June to October)
Coastline 29.6 km 97 km
Constitution - 30 November 1966
Country name conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Bouvet Island		 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
Dependency status territory of Norway; administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice and Police from Oslo -
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 none
Economic aid - recipient - $9.1 million (1995)
Economy - overview no economic activity; declared a nature reserve 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: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m


highest point: Olav Peak 935 m		 lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m


highest point: Mount Hillaby 336 m
Environment - current issues NA 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 - $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 the flag of Norway is used 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 54 26 S, 3 24 E 13 10 N, 59 32 W
Geography - note covered by glacial ice; declared a nature reserve 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 - $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 0 sq km (1998 est.) 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 0 km
Land use arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (93% ice) (1998 est.)		 arable land: 37.21%


permanent crops: 2.33%


other: 60.46% (1998 est.)
Languages - English
Legal system the laws of Norway, where applicable, apply 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 island in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
Map references Antarctic Region Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims territorial sea: 4 NM 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 - note defense is the responsibility of Norway -
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 NA infrequent hurricanes; periodic landslides
Natural resources none 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 uninhabited (July 2003 est.) 276,607 (July 2002 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA%
Population growth rate - 0.46% (2002 est.)
Ports and harbors none; offshore anchorage only 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 volcanic; coast is mostly inaccessible 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 none
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