Barbados

Barbados
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Pride and Industry"
Anthem: In Plenty and In Time of Need
Capital and largest city	Bridgetown 13°06′N 59°37′W / 13.100°N 59.617°W / 13.100; -59.617
Official languages	English
Recognised regional languages	Bajan
Ethnic groups (2010)	92.4% Afro-Barbadian 3.1% Multiracial 2.7% White 1.3% Indian 0.4% Other/Unspecified
Religion	74.6% Christian 4.8% other 20.6% none / unspecified
Demonym	Barbadian Bajan (colloquial)
Government	Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• Monarch	Elizabeth II
• Governor-General	Elliott Belgrave
• Prime Minister	Freundel Stuart
Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	House of Assembly
Independence
• from the United Kingdom	30 November 1966
Area
• Total	439 km2 (169 sq mi) (200th)
• Water (%)	negligible
Population
• 2010 census	277,821 (181st)
• Density	660/km2 (1,709.4/sq mi) (15th)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$4.663 billion
• Per capita	$16,669 (73rd)
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Total	$4.385 billion
• Per capita	$15,677
HDI (2014)	0.785 high · 57th
Currency	Bajan dollar ($) (BBD)
Time zone	Eastern Caribbean (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	not observed (UTC-4)
Drives on the	left
Calling code	+1 -246
ISO 3166 code	BB
Internet TLD	.bb

Coordinates: 13°10′N 59°33′W / 13.167°N 59.550°W / 13.167; -59.550

Barbados (ⁱ/bɑːrˈbeɪdɒs/ or /bɑːrˈbeɪdoʊs/) is a sovereign island country in the Lesser Antilles, in the Americas. It is 34 kilometres (21 miles) in length and up to 23 km (14 mi) in width, covering an area of 432 km² (167 sq mi). It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 km (62 mi) east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about 168 km (104 mi) east of the islands of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and 400 km (250 mi) north-east of Trinidad and Tobago. Barbados is outside of the principal Atlantic hurricane belt.