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Barbados

island nation in the Caribbean
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World Factbook

CIA reference data · 4 sections
Geography
Location
Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
Climate
tropical; rainy season (June to October)
Terrain
relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region
Natural resources
petroleum, fish, natural gas
People & Society
Languages
English (official), Bajan (English-based creole language, widely spoken in informal settings)
Religions
Protestant 66.4% (includes Anglican 23.9%, other Pentecostal 19.5%, Adventist 5.9%, Methodist 4.2%, Wesleyan 3.4%, Nazarene 3.2%, Church of God 2.4%, Baptist 1.8%, Moravian 1.2%, other Protestant 0.9%), Roman Catholic 3.8%, other Christian 5.4% (includes Jehovah's Witness 2.0%, other 3.4%), Rastafarian 1%, other 1.5%, none 20.6%, unspecified 1.2% (2010 est.)
Government
Government type
parliamentary republic; a Commonwealth realm
Independence
30 November 1966 (from the UK)
National holiday
Independence Day, 30 November (1966)
Legal system
English common law; no judicial review of legislative acts
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$5.634 billion (2024 est.)
Real GDP per capita
$19,900 (2024 est.)
Real GDP growth rate
3.8% (2024 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
-0.5% (2024 est.)
Unemployment rate
7.6% (2024 est.)
Exports - partners
USA 22%, Jamaica 17%, Trinidad & Tobago 8%, Canada 6%, Guyana 6% (2023)
Imports - partners
USA 32%, Trinidad & Tobago 19%, Netherlands 6%, UK 6%, Guyana 5% (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

Barbados

Summary

Barbados is a Commonwealth realm[1]. Barbados draws 119,843 Wikipedia views per month (commonwealth_realm category, ranking #7 of 24).[2]

Key Facts

  • Barbados was a member of United Nations[3].
  • Barbados was a member of Commonwealth of Nations[4].
  • Barbados was a member of World Trade Organization[5].
  • Barbados was a member of Caribbean Community[6].
  • Barbados was a member of International Bank for Reconstruction and Development[7].
  • Barbados was a member of International Development Association[8].
  • Barbados is in the country of Barbados[9].
  • Barbados is on the body of water North Atlantic Ocean[10].
  • Barbados's head of government is recorded as Mia Mottley[11].
  • Barbados is on the continent of North America[12].
  • Barbados's instance of is recorded as sovereign state[13].
  • Barbados's instance of is recorded as island country[14].
  • Barbados's instance of is recorded as country[15].
  • Barbados's head of state is recorded as Sandra Mason[16].
  • Barbados's capital is recorded as Bridgetown[17].
  • Barbados's official language is recorded as English[18].
  • Barbados's official language is recorded as Bajan Creole[19].
  • Barbados's currency is recorded as Barbadian dollar[20].
  • Barbados's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .bb[21].
  • Barbados's anthem is recorded as National Anthem of Barbados[22].
  • Barbados's basic form of government is recorded as unitary state[23].
  • Barbados's basic form of government is recorded as parliamentary republic[24].
  • Barbados's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Christ Church[25].
  • Barbados's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Saint Andrew[26].
  • Barbados's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Saint George[27].

Body

Geography

Barbados is in the country of Barbados[9]. Barbados is on the body of water North Atlantic Ocean[10]. Barbados is on the continent of North America[12]. Part of include Lesser Antilles[28], an archipelago[29], in Antigua and Barbuda[30] and Windward Islands[31], an archipelago[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include sovereign state[13], island country[14], and country[15].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Barbados include Barbadians[33], a human population[34].

Why It Matters

Barbados draws 119,843 Wikipedia views per month (commonwealth_realm category, ranking #7 of 24).[2] Barbados has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Barbados is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for Barbados include Barbadians[33], a human population[34].

Related Entities

Alan Emtage American University of Barbados School of Medicine Australia Barbadian dollar Barbados Brazil Bridgetown International University Canada Canistro Claudette Colbert country David Thompson Department of Emergency Management of Barbados Elizabeth II Eritrea flag of Barbados France Freundel Stuart Germany Grenada Guyana Hungary Interpol Japan Kingdom of Denmark Kosovo Mia Mottley Nigeria North Korea Owen Arthur

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . nationnews.com. nationnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [4] ↑ . thecommonwealth.org. Retrieved . thecommonwealth.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ab', 'abstract', 'af', 'als', 'am', 'ami', 'an', 'ang', 'anp', 'ar', 'ary', 'a
    Sitelink count → 276
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||no, kbd */ import labels from sitelinks; cleanup"
  2. 8w ago · WikiLucas00 · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → Lb-Barbados.ogg, LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Barbados.wav, LL-Q652 (ita)-Francyskus-Barbados.wav +1
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P443]]: LL-Q33573 (kin)-Adygrafix250-Barubadosi.wav"
  3. 9w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Locations/Barbados
    Coordinates of geographic center → {'lat': 13.1939, 'lon': -59.5432}
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/44771|batch #44771]]"
  4. 10w ago · Jberkel · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → Lb-Barbados.ogg, LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Barbados.wav, LL-Q652 (ita)-Francyskus-Barbados.wav +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P443]]: LL-Q652 (ita)-Francyskus-Barbados.wav, Adding Italian pronunciation audio"
  5. 10w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coextensive with → America/Barbados, Barbados
    Different from → Barbados, Barbata, BDS +2
    Located in/on physical feature → Caribbean, Lesser Antilles
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 2506
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8590]]: 2506, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167475453|BARBADOS (#167475453)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia]] #mix"
  6. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1VoTbt
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  7. 14w ago · Thomas Kerboul (BGE) · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Idref id → 071344640, 027376370
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ [[Property:P269]]: 071344640"
  8. 14w ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Icannwiki page id → Barbados
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12521]]: Barbados, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/294322562|Barbados (#294322562)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8064|ICANNWiki]] #mix'n'ma"
  9. 17w ago · Don-vip · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Satellite view → Barbados- Caribbean landscapes from space (Copernicus 2026-0
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11832]]: Barbados- Caribbean landscapes from space (Copernicus 2026-05-15).webp"
  10. 19w ago · Trivialist · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → countries:Barbados
    Harper's tag → barbados
    Dbnl country id → barba01
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: barbados, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289911107|barbados (#289911107)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n"
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