Barbados

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Barbados

Barbados
Americas · Caribbean · Capital: Bridgetown

Quick facts about Barbados

Official name	Barbados
Capital	Bridgetown
Continent & subregion	Americas · Caribbean
Population	282,336 people (world rank 178)
Area	430 km²
Density	657 people/km²
Share of world population	0.004% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$7.2 billion
Urbanisation	59.4% urban population
Life expectancy	76.2 years
Currency	Barbadian dollar ($) — BBD
Languages	English
Internet domain	`.bb`
Calling code	+1246
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$25,584 · see world ranking
Internet Users	69.7% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	1.7 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	9.4 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	2.4 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	14.7% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Barbados did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

No land borders — an island country or a remote territory.

The geographic position is roughly 13.2°, -59.5°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.