Barbados

Barbados

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Motto: "Pride and Industry"
Offeecial leid	Inglis
Caipital (an lairgest ceety)	Bridgetown
Govrenment   - Queen - Govrenor-General - Prime meenister	Parliamentary democracy an constituitonal monarchy Elizabeth II Clifford Husbands Freundel Stuart
Aurie  - Tot  - % watter	431km²/167 sq mi negligible
Population  - 2009  -  census  - Density	284,589 660/km²
Foondin	30 November 1966
Siller	Barbadian dollar (BBD)
Time zone	UTC - 4
Naitional anthem	"In Plenty and in Time of Need"
Internet TLD	.bb
Cawin code	+1 (spec. +1-246)

Barbados (pronounced /bɑrˈbeɪdɒs, bɑrˈbeɪdoʊs/ ^{(deprecatit template)}) is an island naition o the Lesser Antilles, 34 kilometres (21 mi) in length an as muckle as 23 kilometres (14 mi) in width, amoontin tae 431 square kilometres (166 sq mi). It is situatit in the wastren aurie o the North Atlantic Ocean an 100 kilometres (62 mi) east o the Windward Islands an the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about 168 kilometres (104 mi) east o the islands of Saunt Vincent an the Grenadines, an 400 kilometres (250 mi) north-east o Trinidad an Tobago. Barbados is ootside o the principal Atlantic hurricane belt.

Pairlament o Barbados an National Heroes Square

Ance a Portuguese territorial possession kent as Os Barbados, in 1625 it became an Inglis, an later a Breetish, colony. The island haes an estimated population o 275,338 fowk, wi aroond 80,000 livin in or aroond Bridgetown, the lairgest ceety an the kintra's caipital. In 1966, Barbados became an independent naition an Commonweel realm, retainin Queen Elizabeth II as Heid o State. Barbados is ane o the Caribbean's leadin tourist destinations an is the maist developed island in the region, wi an HDI number o 0.788.