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Barbados
Barbados
Country Profile
Capital City: Bridgetown
Local Time: UTC -4h
Geography:
Location: Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of
Venezuela
Area: 431 sq. km. (166 sq. mi.)
Terrain: Generally flat, hilly in the interior.
Climate: Tropical; rainy season (July to November).
Government:
Type: Parliamentary democracy; independent sovereign state within the
Commonwealth.
Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II represented by a Governor General.
Independence: 30 November 1966 (from the UK)
People:
Nationality: Noun and adjective--Barbadian(s); informally "Bajan(s)."
Population: 270 000.
GNI per capita PPP: $ 17 170 (year) Ethnic groups: Black 90%,
White 4%, Asian or mixed 6%. Religions: Protestant 67%, Roman Catholic
4%, none 17%, other 12%. Language: English. Literacy: 99,7%
Business
Currency: Barbadian Dollar (BBD)
Natural resources: Petroleum, fish, natural gas.
Agriculture products: Sugarcane, vegetables, cotton.
Industries: Tourism, sugar, financial services, information
services, light manufacturing, component assembly for export.
Major trading partners: Caribbean Community (CARICOM), UK, USA
Exports partners: USA 20.6%, UK 14.5%, Trinidad and Tobago
13.9%, Saint Lucia 6.9%, Jamaica 6.6%, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5.1%
(2004)
Imports partners: USA 35.2%, Trinidad and Tobago 20%, UK 5.6%, Japan
4.3% (2004)
Internet Sites
Official Sites of Barbados
Government of
Barbados Information Network
Official Site of the Government of Barbados.
Barbadian
Prime Minister's Office
Official website of Barbados' fifth Prime Minister.
Parliament of Barbados
Official Site of Barbados' Parliamnet with information on the Senate and
the House of Assembly.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
with its overseas missions.
Diplomatic Missions
Barbados Missions Abroad
Address list of Barbadian representations abroad.
Statistics
Barbados
Statistical Service
Maps
Map of Barbados
Shaded relief map of Barbados.
Map of Central America and the Caribbean
Reference map of Central America and the Caribbean.
News
Barbados
Advocate
Barbados daily.
The Nation
Newspaper
Daily nerws.
Caribbean News Agency
(Cana)
News and information from the English-speaking Caribbean.
Radio
Voice of Barbados Radio
With Barbados and Caribbean News.
Arts & Culture
National Cultural
Foundation
The foundtion supports local cultural and artistic projects.
BarbadosForum
A "Telling-It-Like-It-Is" (T.I.L.I.I.) is a public informational medium
and a Bajan Chatroom.
Barbados
Gospelfest
Barbadian Gospel Music Festival with international and regional acts.
Barbados Music
Site about the Barbadian music in-crowd.
Barbados
Pan Festival
Bajan and Caribbean Steel Bands.
Crop Over
Festival
Barbados' most popular and colourful five-week summer festival.
Rupee
Bajan Musician: Tempted To Touch.
Business & Economy
Ministry of
Commerce, Consumer Affairs and Business Development
The official site of the ministry.
Central Bank of
Barbados
Premier financial institution in the country.
Barbados Investment and
Development Corporation
Promoting Barbados as the ideal location in which to invest and do
business.
Barbados Chamber of
Commerce and Industry
For sustainable economic progress for all Barbadians.
Transportation
Barbados Port
Authority
All about marine, cargo, passenger handling and other related services.
Destination Barbados - Travel and Tour Guides
Discover Barbados: Bridgetown, St James, Christ Church, St. Joseph, St.
Peter, St. Philip: Crop Over Festival, Soca Music, St. Lucy, Harrison's
Cave, Morgan Lewis Mill, Cannon Galore, North Coast, Sourth Coast, St.
Lawrence Gap, East Coast, West Coast.
Accommodation, resorts, hotels, attractions, festivals, events, tourist
boards, dining, hiking, surfing, cruising, diving, tours and much more.
Visit
Barbados
Official Barbados travel and tourism website.
Barbados Ministry
of Tourism
With information about the ministry and tourism in Barbados.
Barbados Tourism
Encyclopedia
Official Website of The Barbados Tourism Authority.
Barbados
Photo Gallery
Barbados photos: beaches, sunsets, flowers and more.
Bajan.org
...more than just Barbados.
Fun Barbados
All about Barbados... The Fun Barbados Travel Guide!
Kadooment.com
As Bajan as it gets - Entertainment and Recreation in Barbados.
Virtual Barbados
A nice guide to the jewel of the West Indies.
Education
Edutech
Progamme
Barbados education reform programme.
Queens College
Official Website of Queen's College of Barbados.
University of the
West Indies
The Cave Hill Campus Barbados
Environment
Barbados
Marine Trust
Organisation dedicated to promoting environmentally and
socially-sustainable use of the Marine areas of Barbados.
The National
Conservation Commission (NCC)
To conserve the natural beauty, topographic features, historic
buildings, sites and monuments of Barbados.
History
History of
Barbados
Comprehensive information about the history of Barbados.
Urban Slave History in Barbados
The Urban Context of Slave Life in Barbados in the 18th and 19th
Centuries.
Search
the Barbados Web
Directory
Index of Bajan web sites.
Caribbean Travel Forum: Barbados
Site with links and travel information for Barbados.
Additional Information on Barbados
BBC News Country Profile: Barbados
Governments on the WWW: Barbados
LANIC:
Barbados
Open Directory Project: Barbados
Wikipedia: Barbados
The World Factbook -- Barbados
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