Outline of Barbados

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An enlargeable relief map of Barbados

The following outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to Barbados:

Barbados – sovereign island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is one of the Caribbean's leading tourist destinations and is one of the most developed islands in the region.

General reference[]

An enlargeable basic map of Barbados
A highly detailed map of Barbados
  • Pronunciation:
    • Barbadian English: /bɑːrˈbeɪdoʊz/
    • British English: /bɑːrˈbeɪdɒs/
    • American English: /bɑːrˈbeɪdoʊz/ (About this soundlisten)
  • Pronunciation:
  • Common English country name: Barbados
  • Official English country name: Barbados
  • Common endonym(s):
  • Official endonym(s):
  • Adjectival(s): Barbadian
  • Demonym(s):
  • Etymology: Name of Barbados
  • International rankings of Barbados
  • International Telecommunications Union callsign prefix: 8P
  • ISO country codes: BB, BRB, 052
  • ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:BB
  • Internet country code top-level domain: .bb

Geography of Barbados[]

Geography of Barbados

  • Barbados is...
    • an island
    • a country
      • an island country
      • a nation state
      • a Commonwealth realm
  • Coastline: 97 km
  • Population of Barbados: 287,711 - 174th most populous country
  • Area of Barbados: 431 square kilometres (166 sq mi) - 199th largest country
  • Atlas of Barbados

Location of Barbados[]

  • Barbados is located within the following regions:
    • Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
      • North America (though not on the mainland, just north of South America, off the coast of Venezuela)
    • Atlantic Ocean
      • North Atlantic
        • West Indies
          • Southern Caribbean
          • Antilles
            • Lesser Antilles
    • Time zone: Atlantic Standard Time
  • Extreme points of Barbados
    • Northernmost point – North Point, Saint Lucy (N 13.334851, W -59.614742)
    • Southernmost point – South Point, Christ Church (N 13.045294, W -59.526722)
    • Easternmost point – Kitridge Point, Saint Philip (N 13.149207, W -59.420292)
    • Westernmost point – Harrisons, Saint Lucy, Saint Lucy (N 13.305756, W -59.651022)
    • High: Mount Hillaby 336 m (1,102 ft)
    • Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m
  • Land boundaries: none

Environment of Barbados[]

An enlargeable satellite image of Barbados

Natural geographic features of Barbados[]

Regions of Barbados[]

Regions of Barbados

  • English place names in Barbados

Ecoregions of Barbados[]

List of ecoregions in Barbados

Administrative divisions of Barbados[]

Administrative divisions of Barbados

Municipalities of Barbados[]

Demography of Barbados[]

Demographics of Barbados

Government and politics of Barbados[]

Politics of Barbados

Branches of government[]

Politics of Barbados

Executive branch of the government of Barbados[]

Government of Barbados

Legislative branch of the government of Barbados[]

Judicial branch of the government of Barbados[]

Court system of Barbados Judiciary of Barbados

  • Caribbean Court of Justice
    • Supreme Court of Barbados

Foreign relations of Barbados[]

Foreign relations of Barbados

International organization membership[]

Barbados is a member of:[1]

Law and order in Barbados[]

Law of Barbados

Military of Barbados[]

Military of Barbados

Local government in Barbados[]

Local government in Barbados

History of Barbados[]

History of Barbados

Culture of Barbados[]

Culture of Barbados

Arts and entertainment in Barbados[]

Art in Barbados[]

Sports in Barbados[]

Sports in Barbados

Economy and infrastructure of Barbados[]

Economy of Barbados

Education in Barbados[]

Education in Barbados

Health in Barbados[]

See also[]

Barbados

References[]

  1. ^ "Barbados". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

External links[]

Wikimedia Atlas of Barbados

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