Barbados lies east of the Caribbean island arc and is built from coral rather than volcanic rock. Rum has been distilled here since 1703, longer than anywhere else.
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Easy learning about Barbados
The capital city of Barbados is Bridgetown, capital city of Barbados.
Word: Rum
Meaning: sugar spirit
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
Parishes of Barbados map
Barbados is a Country of Windward Islands on the Latin America and the Caribbean located in the Caribbean sub-region in the continent of Americas, member of CARICOM.
07.5 km (4.7 mi)15 km (9.3 mi)22.5 km (14 mi)30 km (19 mi)
Height
0 m (0 ft), 15 m (49 ft), 40 m (131 ft), 75 m (246 ft), 100 m (328 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 250 m (820 ft), 300 m (984 ft), Max altitude 338 m (1110 ft)Sea depth
0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)Height from west to east in Barbados
Height from south to north in Barbados
1Caribbean Sea0 m
Population of Barbados, 1960–2025
The World Bank: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL): United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices
Natural Earth · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · GEBCO 2026 Grid · Heights: NASADEM, NASA
Basic Information
Capital City: Bridgetown, capital city of Barbados
Population: 282,623 (World Bank)
Area: 439 km² / 169 sq mi
People from Barbados are called: Barbadians
Geography
Latitude: 13.164° N
Longitude: 59.569° W
Geographical Subregion: Caribbean
Intermediary Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
Continental Region: Americas
Highest Elevation Point: Mount Hillaby (340 m)
Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean (0 m)
Borders
- Saint Lucia — North, Sea
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines — West, Sea
- Trinidad and Tobago — South, Sea
Climate
tropical; rainy season (June to October)
Human Development
HDI Rank: 69 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.811
Mean Years of Schooling: 9.9
Expected Years of Schooling: 16.6
Life Expectancy at Birth: 76.2 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: Protestant includes Anglican, other Pentecostal, Adventist, Methodist, Wesleyan, Nazarene, Church of God, Baptist, Moravian, other Protestant
Second Most Predominant: Catholic
LGBTI Rights
Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)
Legal Mechanism: Judicial
Death Penalty: No
Maximum Prison Sentence: No
Physical Punishment: No
International Memberships
CARICOM
Technical Information
Time Zone: UTC−04:00
Official website: gov.bb
TLD: .bb
Calling Code: +-245
MapGeo Name: Barbados
MapGeo Code: BB