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Complete details about Barbados in North America with capital city Bridgetown

Country NameBarbados (Barbados)
Country CodeBRB
Capital CityBridgetown
ContinentNorth America
RegionCaribbean
Independence Year1966
Population270000
Surface Area430.0
Life Expectancy73.0 years
GNP2223.0 (old 2186.0)
Government FormConstitutional Monarchy

Spoken Languages

Bajan     (95.1%)
English [official]     (0.0%)

Major Cities

Bridgetown, St Michael     (population 6070)

Barbados's most recent News and Stories



Publisher: MarketWatch (press release)Tue, 22 May 2012 08:03:08 -0700
Introducing Uncommon Barbados, the New iPhone App from UncommonCaribbean.com

NEW YORK, May 22, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Uncommon Caribbean, a daily travel blog presenting a fresh and uniquely West Indian perspective on the islands, has launched a new Uncommon Barbados app for iPhone designed to help travelers maximize their ...   read full story


Publisher: Caribbean JournalMon, 21 May 2012 15:37:42 -0700
Mexico's Felipe Calderon, in Barbados, Forges Closer Ties With Caribbean

Calderon was headlning the second-ever CARICOM-Mexico Summit in Bridgetown, marking the first-ever visit by a Mexican head of state to Barbados. The brief summit at the Hilton Barbados focused on Mexico's chairmanship of the G20, the common problem of ...   read full story

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Publisher: Jamaica ObserverMon, 21 May 2012 00:46:27 -0700
Poll blow for Barbados PM read full story
Publisher: Inter Press ServiceTue, 22 May 2012 10:47:01 -0700
Caribbean Courts Mexico as Ally in the G20 read full story
Publisher: Caribbean PressReleases.com (press release)Tue, 22 May 2012 07:45:55 -0700
CARICOM Seeks Mexico Advocacy at G20 read full story
Publisher: Barbados AdvocateSun, 20 May 2012 19:43:04 -0700
Seize Summit opportunities read full story
Publisher: The St. Kitts-Nevis ObserverMon, 21 May 2012 03:33:39 -0700
Second CARICOM-Mexico Summit to Begin Monday in Barbados read full story
Publisher: NCN GuyanaMon, 21 May 2012 05:08:26 -0700
Caricom/Mexico summit commences on Monday in Barbados read full story


Publisher: Trinidad & Tobago ExpressMon, 21 May 2012 23:12:38 -0700
Kamla discharges herself from Barbados hospital

By Renuka Singh Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar was yesterday admitted to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Bridgetown, Barbados. Acting Prime Minister Jack Warner called an urgent media conference at the Office of the Prime Minister in St Clair ...   read full story

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Publisher: Trinidad GuardianMon, 21 May 2012 21:21:16 -0700
PM in Barbados hospital read full story
Publisher: Breaking News Trinidad and TobagoMon, 21 May 2012 20:36:04 -0700
Kamla worked hard in Barbados read full story
Publisher: Trinidad NewsMon, 21 May 2012 22:06:07 -0700
KAMLA UNDERGOES MEDICAL TEST read full story
Publisher: Go JamaicaTue, 22 May 2012 09:00:18 -0700
T&T PM undergoes tests at Queen Elizabeth Hospital read full story
Publisher: i95.5 FM (blog)Tue, 22 May 2012 07:35:23 -0700
Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar is read full story


Publisher: Condé Nast TravelerTue, 22 May 2012 05:04:14 -0700
Behind the Scenes of our June Cover Shoot in Barbados

Barbados's east coast is worlds away from the colonial- influenced tourist sanctuaries on its western edge (see ?Don't Just Lie There. Do Something,? in this issue). To locals, this half of the island is the real Barbados, its rugged beaches dotted ...   read full story