Location: West Indies
Official name: Barbados
Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1966 / 1966
Capital city: Bridgetown
Population: 300,000 / 1807 people per sq mile (698 people per sq km)
Total land area: 166 square miles (430 square km)
Language(s) spoken: Bajan (Barbadian English), English (official language)
Main religions: Anglican 40%, Other 24%, Nonreligious 17%, Pentecostal 8%, Methodist 7%, Roman Catholic 4%
Ethnic mix: Black African 92%, Other 3%, White 3%, Mixed race 2%
Government type: Parliamentary system
Currency: Barbados dollar = 100 cents
Literacy rate: 99%
Calorie consumption (daily per person): 3055 kilocalories
For more detailed country information, driving directions, and Google Maps, please visit Barbados‘s corresponding page.