Geography of Barbados
| Nickname: Bimshire or Little England |
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Map of Barbados
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 Barbados
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| Location | Caribbean Sea |
| Coordinates | 13°10′N 59°32′W / 13.167°N 59.533°WCoordinates: 13°10′N 59°32′W / 13.167°N 59.533°W |
| Area | 430 km2 (170 sq mi) |
| Length | 34 km (21.1 mi) |
| Width | 24 km (14.9 mi) |
| Coastline | 97 km (60.3 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 336 m (1,102 ft) |
| Highest point | Mount Hillaby |
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Barbados
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| Largest settlement | Bridgetown (pop. 96,578) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 279,000 (2006) |
| Pop. density | 648.84 /km2 (1,680.49 /sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | 90% Afro-Caribbean, 4% European, 6% Asian and Multiracial |
Barbados is a continental island in the North Atlantic Ocean and is located at 13°10' north of the equator, and 59°32' west of the Prime Meridian. As the easternmost isle of the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies, Barbados lies 100 kilometres (62 mi) east of the Windward Islands and Caribbean Sea. The maritime claim for Barbados is a territorial sea of 12 nmi (22.2 km; 13.8 mi), with an exclusive economic zone of 200 nmi (370.4 km; 230.2 mi), this gives Barbados a total maritime area of 183,436 km2. Of the total EEZ area 70,000 km2, is set aside for offshore oil exploration. A pending application to UNCLOS has placed for consideration a continental shelf 200 nmi (370.4 km; 230.2 mi) to the east and south (or to the edge of the continental margin). To the west, however, most of Barbados' maritime boundaries consist of median lines with neighbours. These neighbours include: Martinique, and Saint Lucia to the northwest, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to the west, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela to the southwest, and Guyana to the southeast.
Barbados' total land area is 430 km2 (166.0 sq mi), and it has a coastline of 97 km (60 mi) length. Sometimes compared to a pear or leg of mutton for its physical shape. Along the north-south axis Barbados has a maximum length of 34 kilometres (21 mi), and east-west maximum breadth of 23 kilometres (14 mi).
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