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Barbados - Travel guideBarbados - Country backgroundThe island was uninhabited when first settled by the British in 1627. 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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| Country full name : | conventional short form: Barbados |
| Capital : | Bridgetown |
| Religions : | Protestant 67% (Anglican 40%, Pentecostal 8%, Methodist 7%, other 12%), Roman Catholic 4%, none 17%, other 12% |
| Languages : | English |
| Location : | Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela. |
| Geographic coordinates : | 13 10 N, 59 32 W |
| Area : | total: 431 sq km land: 431 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Climate : | tropical; rainy season (June to October) |
| Population : | 279,912 (July 2006 est.) |
| Nationality : | noun: Barbadian adjective: Barbadian |
| Ethnic groups : | black 90%, white 4%, Asian and mixed 6% |
| Government type : | parliamentary democracy; independent sovereign state within the Commonwealth |
| Administrative divisions: | 11 parishes; Christ Church, Saint Andrew, Saint George, Saint James, Saint John, Saint Joseph, Saint Lucy, Saint Michael, Saint Peter, Saint Philip, Saint Thomas; note - the city of Bridgetown may be given parish status. |
| Legal system : | English common law; no judicial review of legislative acts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations. |
| Suffrage : | 18 years of age; universal |
| Internet code : | .bb |
| Calling code : | +1246 |
| Time zone : | GMT/UTC -4 |
| Electricity : | 115V 50Hz |
| National holiday : | Independence Day, 30 November (1966) |
| Interesting link : | Barbados travel guide - Lonely Planet Barbados travel guide - Wikitravel Tourism Office of Barbados |
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