World Countries: Barabados

Location

Barbados is an island country, the most easterly of the Windward Islands in the Caribbean Sea.

Geographic Features

Reefs encircle the island, made of coral, which is mostly flat.

Climate

Barbados has a moderate tropical climate.

 map
flag image

The color bands on the flag of Barbados,
pictured above, represent the gold of the
beaches and blue of the water and the sky.
The trident, a three-pronged spear,
represents independence from the past
colonial times. [1]

Official Name

Barbados

Capital

Bridgetown

Official Language

English

Population

July 2011 Estimate: 286,705

Formation

The country was formed in 1966, gaining independence from the British.

See also the Caribbean island countries of: Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago.

Source: 1. CIA World Factbook

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