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Introduction ::Barbados
Background:
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The island was uninhabited when first settled by the British in 1627. African slaves worked the sugar plantations established on the island until 1834 when slavery was abolished. The economy remained heavily dependent on sugar, rum, and molasses production through most of the 20th century. The gradual introduction of social and political reforms in the 1940s and 1950s led to complete independence from the UK in 1966. In the 1990s, tourism and manufacturing surpassed the sugar industry in economic importance.
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Geography ::Barbados
Location:
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Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
Geographic coordinates:
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13 10 N, 59 32 W
Map references:
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Central America and the Caribbean
Area:
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total: 430 sq km
country comparison to the world: 202
land: 430 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative:
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2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
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Coastline:
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97 km
Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Climate:
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tropical; rainy season (June to October)
Terrain:
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relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Hillaby 336 m
Natural resources:
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petroleum, fish, natural gas
Land use:
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arable land: 27.91%
permanent crops: 2.33%
other: 69.77% (2011)
Irrigated land:
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54.35 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources:
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0.08 cu km (2011)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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total: 0.101 cu km/yr (20%/26%/54%)
per capita: 371.3 cu m/yr (2009)
Natural hazards:
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infrequent hurricanes; periodic landslides
Environment - current issues:
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pollution of coastal waters from waste disposal by ships; soil erosion; illegal solid waste disposal threatens contamination of aquifers
Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography - note:
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easternmost Caribbean island
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People and Society ::Barbados
Nationality:
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noun: Barbadian(s) or Bajan (colloquial)
adjective: Barbadian or Bajan (colloquial)
Ethnic groups:
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black 93%, white 3.2%, mixed 2.6%, East Indian 1%, other 0.2% (2000 census)
Languages:
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English
Religions:
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Protestant 63.4% (Anglican 28.3%, Pentecostal 18.7%, Methodist 5.1%, other 11.3%), Roman Catholic 4.2%, other Christian 7%, other 4.8%, none or unspecified 20.6% (2008 est.)
Population:
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288,725 (July 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 180
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 18.6% (male 26,849/female 26,853)
15-24 years: 13.8% (male 19,937/female 19,852)
25-54 years: 45.4% (male 65,153/female 65,902)
55-64 years: 12% (male 16,102/female 18,550)
65 years and over: 10.2% (male 11,642/female 17,885) (2013 est.)
population pyramid:
Median age:
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total: 36.9 years
male: 35.8 years
female: 38 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
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0.354% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 162
Birth rate:
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12.23 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 163
Death rate:
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8.39 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 85
Net migration rate:
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-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 130
Urbanization:
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urban population: 44% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 1.7% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
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BRIDGETOWN (capital) 112,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.01 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.65 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
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51 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 107
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 11.63 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 133
male: 12.98 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 10.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 74.52 years
country comparison to the world: 103
male: 72.25 years
female: 76.82 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
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1.68 children born/woman (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 172
Health expenditures:
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8% of GDP (2010)
country comparison to the world: 61
Physicians density:
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1.811 physicians/1,000 population (2005)
Hospital bed density:
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6.8 beds/1,000 population (2009)
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population (2010 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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1.4% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 37
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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2,100 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 134
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 100 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 148
Education expenditures:
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7.5% of GDP (2010)
country comparison to the world: 18
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.7% (2002 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2001)
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:
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total: 26.2%
country comparison to the world: 29
male: 24.1%
female: 28.7% (2003)
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Government ::Barbados
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conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Barbados
Government type:
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parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
Capital:
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name: Bridgetown
geographic coordinates: 13 06 N, 59 37 W
time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Administrative divisions:
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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:
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30 November 1966 (from the UK)
National holiday:
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Independence Day, 30 November (1966)
Constitution:
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30 November 1966
Legal system:
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English common law; no judicial review of legislative acts
International law organization participation:
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accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
Suffrage:
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18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
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chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Elliot BELGRAVE (since 1 June 2012)
head of government: Prime Minister Fruendel STUART (since 23 October 2010)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister
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elections: the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the governor general; the prime minister recommends the deputy prime minister
Legislative branch:
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bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (21 seats; members appointed by the governor general - 12 on the advice of the Prime Minister, 2 on the advice of the opposition leader, and 7 at his discretion) and the House of Assembly (30 seats; members are elected by direct popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: House of Assembly - last held on 21 February 2013 (next to be called in 2018)
election results: House of Assembly - percent of vote by party - DLP 51.3%, BLP 48.3%; seats by party - DLP 16, BLP 14
Judicial branch:
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Supreme Court of Judicature consists of a High Court and a Court of Appeal (judges are appointed by the Service Commissions for the Judicial and Legal Services); Caribbean Court of Justice or CCJ is the highest court of appeal; based in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Political parties and leaders:
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Barbados Labor Party or BLP [Owen ARTHUR]; Democratic Labor Party or DLP [Freundel STUART]; People's Empowerment Party or PEP [David COMISSIONG]
Political pressure groups and leaders:
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Barbados Secondary Teachers' Union or BSTU [Mary REDMAN]; Barbados Union of Teachers or BUT [Karen BEST]; Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados or CTUSAB, (includes the BWU, NUPW, BUT, and BSTU) [Leroy TROTMAN]; Barbados Workers Union or BWU [Linda BROOKS]; Clement Payne Labor Union [David COMISSIONG]; National Union of Public Workers [Walter MALONEY]
International organization participation:
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ACP, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Diplomatic representation in the US:
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chief of mission: Ambassador John BEALE
chancery: 2144 Wyoming Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 939-9200
FAX: [1] (202) 332-7467
consulate(s) general: Miami, New York
consulate(s): Los Angeles
Diplomatic representation from the US:
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chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d' Affaires Christopher SANDROLINI
embassy: U.S. Embassy, Wildey Business Park, Wildey, St. Michael BB 14006
mailing address: P. O. Box 302, Bridgetown BB 11000; (Department Name) Unit 3120, DPO AA 34055
telephone: [1] (246) 227-4000
FAX: [1] (246) 431-0179
Flag description:
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three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), gold, and blue with the head of a black trident centered on the gold band; the band colors represent the blue of the sea and sky and the gold of the beaches; the trident head represents independence and a break with the past (the colonial coat of arms contained a complete trident)
National symbol(s):
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Neptune's trident
National anthem:
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name: "The National Anthem of Barbados"
lyrics/music: Irving BURGIE/C. Van Roland EDWARDS
note: adopted 1966; the anthem is also known as "In Plenty and In Time of Need"
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Economy ::Barbados
Economy - overview:
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Barbados is the wealthiest and most developed country in the Eastern Caribbean and enjoys one of the highest per capita incomes in Latin America. Historically, the Barbadian economy was dependent on sugarcane cultivation and related activities. However, in recent years the economy has diversified into light industry and tourism with about four-fifths of GDP and of exports being attributed to services. Offshore finance and information services are important foreign exchange earners and thrive from having the same time zone as eastern US financial centers and a relatively highly educated workforce. Barbados' tourism, financial services, and construction industries have been hard hit since the onset of the global economic crisis in 2008, which caused the economy to contract 4% in 2009 and grow below 1% annually since 2010. Barbados' public debt-to-GDP ratio rose to from 56% in 2008 to 83% in 2012.
GDP (purchasing power parity):
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$7.091 billion (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 159
$7.042 billion (2011 est.)
$7.002 billion (2010 est.)
note: data are in 2012 US dollars
GDP (official exchange rate):
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$4.533 billion (2012 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
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0.7% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 167
0.6% (2011 est.)
0.2% (2010 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP):
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$25,500 (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 60
$25,400 (2011 est.)
$25,300 (2010 est.)
note: data are in 2012 US dollars
GDP - composition by sector:
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agriculture: 3.1%
industry: 13.6%
services: 83.3% (2012 est.)
Labor force:
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145,000 (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 178
Labor force - by occupation:
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agriculture: 10%
industry: 15%
services: 75% (1996 est.)
Unemployment rate:
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11.2% (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 119
10.8% (2010 est.)
Population below poverty line:
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NA%
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Budget:
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revenues: $1.3 billion (2012 est.)
expenditures: $1.5 billion (2012 est.)
Taxes and other revenues:
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28.7% of GDP (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 105
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):
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-4.4% of GDP (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 145
Public debt:
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83.1% of GDP (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 23
79.2% of GDP (2011 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
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6.1% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 159
9.4% (2011 est.)
Central bank discount rate:
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7% (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 39
7% (31 December 2009 est.)
Commercial bank prime lending rate:
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8.5% (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 107
8.7% (31 December 2011 est.)
Stock of narrow money:
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$1.987 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 126
$1.797 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
Stock of broad money:
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$5.711 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 123
$5.239 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Stock of domestic credit:
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$5.65 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 115
$5.06 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
Market value of publicly traded shares:
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$4.571 billion (31 December 2011)
country comparison to the world: 85
$4.366 billion (31 December 2010)
$4.39 billion (31 December 2009)
Agriculture - products:
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sugarcane, vegetables, cotton
Industries:
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tourism, sugar, light manufacturing, component assembly for export
Industrial production growth rate:
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NA%
Current account balance:
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-$344.9 million (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 88
-$358.5 million (2011 est.)
Exports:
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$491.1 million (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 172
$476.7 million (2011 est.)
Exports - commodities:
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manufactures, sugar and molasses, rum, other foods and beverages, chemicals, electrical components
Exports - partners:
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Trinidad and Tobago 18.9%, France 10.7%, US 9.7%, St. Lucia 8.8%, St. Vincent and the Grenadines 5.4%, Venezuela 4.9%, Antigua and Barbuda 4.5%, St. Kitts and Nevis 4.2% (2011)
Imports:
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$1.633 billion (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 169
$1.606 billion (2011 est.)
Imports - commodities:
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consumer goods, machinery, foodstuffs, construction materials, chemicals, fuel, electrical components
Imports - partners:
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Russia 26.6%, Trinidad and Tobago 24.8%, US 18.6%, China 6.1% (2011)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
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$855.3 million (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 141
$812.6 million (31 December 2011 est.)
Debt - external:
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$4.49 billion (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 119
$668 million (2003 est.)
Exchange rates:
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Barbadian dollars (BBD) per US dollar -
2 (2012 est.)
2 (2011 est.)
2 (2010 est.)
note: the Barbadian dollar is pegged to the US dollar
Fiscal year:
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1 April - 31 March
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Energy ::Barbados
Electricity - production:
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1.037 billion kWh (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 145
Electricity - consumption:
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955 million kWh (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 152
Electricity - exports:
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0 kWh (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 160
Electricity - imports:
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0 kWh (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 158
Electricity - installed generating capacity:
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239,100 kW (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 154
Electricity - from fossil fuels:
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100% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 5
Electricity - from nuclear fuels:
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0% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 45
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:
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0% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 157
Electricity - from other renewable sources:
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0% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 108
Crude oil - production:
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1,000 bbl/day (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 97
Crude oil - exports:
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0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 78
Crude oil - imports:
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0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 156
Crude oil - proved reserves:
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2.26 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 99
Refined petroleum products - production:
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 122
Refined petroleum products - consumption:
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8,339 bbl/day (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 158
Refined petroleum products - exports:
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 151
Refined petroleum products - imports:
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7,686 bbl/day (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 138
Natural gas - production:
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29.17 million cu m (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 88
Natural gas - consumption:
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29.17 million cu m (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 112
Natural gas - exports:
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0 cu m (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 59
Natural gas - imports:
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0 cu m (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 157
Natural gas - proved reserves:
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113.3 million cu m (1 January 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 103
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy:
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1.57 million Mt (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 153
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Communications ::Barbados
Telephones - main lines in use:
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140,700 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 137
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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347,900 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 171
Telephone system:
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general assessment: island-wide automatic telephone system
domestic: fixed-line teledensity of roughly 50 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular telephone density approaching 125 per 100 persons
international: country code - 1-246; landing point for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) submarine cable with links to 13 other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad; satellite earth stations - 1 (Intelsat -Atlantic Ocean); tropospheric scatter to Trinidad and Saint Lucia (2009)
Broadcast media:
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government-owned Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) operates the lone terrestrial TV station; CBC also operates a multi-channel cable TV subscription service; roughly a dozen radio stations, consisting of a CBC-operated network operating alongside privately owned radio stations (2007)
Internet country code:
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.bb
Internet hosts:
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1,524 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 167
Internet users:
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188,000 (2008)
country comparison to the world: 143
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Transportation ::Barbados
Airports:
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1 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 236
Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 1
over 3,047 m: 1 (2012)
Pipelines:
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gas 33 km; oil 62 km; refined products 4 km (2010)
Roadways:
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total: 1,600 km
country comparison to the world: 176
paved: 1,600 km (2004)
Merchant marine:
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total: 109
country comparison to the world: 49
by type: bulk carrier 23, cargo 52, chemical tanker 13, container 6, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 8, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 83 (Canada 11, Greece 14, Iran 5, Lebanon 2, Norway 38, Sweden 4, Syria 1, Turkey 1, UAE 1, UK 6) (2010)
Ports and terminals:
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Bridgetown
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Military ::Barbados
Military branches:
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Royal Barbados Defense Force: Troops Command, Barbados Coast Guard (2011)
Military service age and obligation:
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17 years of age for voluntary military service (younger volunteers require parental consent); no conscription (2009)
Manpower available for military service:
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males age 16-49: 73,820
females age 16-49: 73,835 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
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males age 16-49: 58,125
females age 16-49: 58,016 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
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male: 1,842
female: 1,849 (2010 est.)
Military expenditures:
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0.8% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 146
Military - note:
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the Royal Barbados Defense Force includes a land-based Troop Command and a small Coast Guard; the primary role of the land element is island defense against external aggression; the Command consists of a single, part-time battalion with a small regular cadre deployed throughout the island; the cadre increasingly supports the police in patrolling the coastline for smuggling and other illicit activities (2007)
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Transnational Issues ::Barbados
Disputes - international:
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Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago abide by the April 2006 Permanent Court of Arbitration decision delimiting a maritime boundary and limiting catches of flying fish in Trinidad and Tobago's exclusive economic zone; joins other Caribbean states to counter Venezuela's claim that Aves Island sustains human habitation, a criterion under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, which permits Venezuela to extend its Economic Exclusion Zone/continental shelf over a large portion of the eastern Caribbean Sea
Illicit drugs:
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one of many Caribbean transshipment points for narcotics bound for Europe and the US; offshore financial center
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