Official name: Republic of Barbados
Date of Membership: 4 June 1976
Capital: Bridgetown
Geography
Location: Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela.
Area: 431 sq km
Coastline: 97 km
Natural resources: Petroleum, fish, natural gas
Environment – international agreements: Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection.
Economic indicators
| Total at current prices | 4 317 | Millions USD | 2016 |
| Per capita at current prices | 15 148 | USD | 2016 |
| Growth rate per capita at constant prices | 0.5 | % | 2016 |
| Country share in regional GDP | 0.1 | % | 2016 |
| Imports of goods and services (% of GDP at current prices)) | -53.2 | % | 2012 |
| Exports of goods and services (% of GDP at current prices) | 41.6 | % | 2012 |
Source: Barbados: National Economic profile. CEPALSTAT. Databases and Statistical Publications. ECLAC.On line. Inquiry: Septembre 09, 2017
Socio-demographic indicators
| Total population | 287.4 | (000) | 2020 |
| Life expectancy | 80 | Years | 2020-2025 |
| Women | 81 | Years | 2020-2025 |
| Men | 78 | Years | 2020-2025 |
| Public health expenditure as a percentage of GDP | 6.6 | % | 2018 |
| Literacy rate for persons between the ages of 15 to 24 | 99.9 | % | 2014 |
| Net rate of enrolment in primary education | 97.3 | % | 2020 |
| Net rate of enrolment in secondary education | 93.9 | % | 2020 |
| Public expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP | 4.3 | % | 2020 |
| Gini Coefficient | NA | NA | NA |
| Unemployment | 15.6 | % | 2020 |
| Migration | -0.3 | % | 2020-2025 |
Source: Barbados: National socio-demographic profile. CEPALSTAT. Databases and Statistical Publications. ECLAC.On line. Inquiry: Septembre 09, 2017. NA= Not available
Languages: English
Government
Administrative divisions: 11 parishes and 1 city; Bridgetown, Christ Church, Saint Andrew, Saint George, Saint James, Saint John, Saint Joseph, Saint Lucy, Saint Michael, Saint Peter, Saint Philip, Saint Thomas.
Independence: 30 November 1966 (from UK)
Constitution: 30 November 1966
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch. Chief of State: President Sandra Mason (Since 30 november 2021)
Legislative branch: Bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (21-member body appointed by the governor general) and the House of Assembly (30 seats; members are elected by direct popular vote to serve five-year terms).
Judicial branch: Supreme Court of Judicature (judges are appointed by the Service Commissions for the Judicial and Legal Services).
Internet country code: .bb
Official Portal Web: http://www.gov.bb/
Ministry of Foreign Affairs: https://www.foreign.gov.bb/
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