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BARBADOS
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OFFICIAL NAME:Barbados.
LOCATION:West Indies, northeast of Venezuela.
LAT/LONG:13N/59W
CONTINENT:North America.
ZONES-ITU:11 CQ:8
TIME:-4 Hrs.
AREA:166 Sq.M. 430 Sq.Km.
POPULATION:323,839 DENSITY:1,951/Sq.M. (753/Sq.Km.) AAGR:3.04%
LIFE EXPECTANCY:70.8
LITERACY RATE:99%
TYPE OF GOVERNMENT:Parliamentary democracy.
CAPITAL:Bridgetown.
LANGUAGE:English.
RELIGIONS:70% Anglican; 9% Methodist; 4% Roman Catholic; 17% other,
including Moravian.
CURRENCY:Barbados dollar.
GDP:$1,151.7 million ($4,560 per capita) (1984)
REAL GDP GROWTH RATE:2.5% (1986) INFLATION RATE:7% (1985).
MAJOR INDUSTRIES:tourism, sugar milling, light manufacturing, component
assembly for export.
AGRICULTURE:sugar cane, subsistence foods.
EXPORTS:sugar and sugar cane byproducts, electrical parts, clothing.
($352 million).
TELECOMMUNICATIONS:75,000 telephones; 2 AM, 1 FM, 1 TV stations;
1 Atlantic Ocean satellite station.
COMMERCIAL POWER:115/230V, 115/200V; 50Hz.
NATIONAL HOLIDAY:30 November (Independence Day).
MISC:Known as the "Little England" of the Caribbean, Barbados has its
own Trafalgar Square, 50 years older than London's. It is the
easternmost Caribbean Island. It has a generally pleasant, tropical
climate with a rainy season from June to November, but is subject to
hurricanes during this period. The terrain is relatively flat, rising
gently to a central highland. 77% of the land is arable. 37% of the
work force is engaged in services and government. Became independent
30 November, 1966. Member of UN since 1966. Member of Commonwealth of
Nations. Member of OAS.
(FOR US OPS-3rd party:no ROA:yes)