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Country Profile: Barbados

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Region: Central America and the Caribbean

Capital: Bridgetown

Population: 294,560

Area Total: 430

Area Land: 430

Climate: Tropical; rainy season (June to October)
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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Bridgetown 98,511 2020
Oistins 2,285 2020
Speightstown 3,634 2020

Other Key Data
Region: Central America and the Caribbean
Population: 294,560
Area Total: 430km2
Area Land: 430km2
Coast Line: 97km
Capital: Bridgetown
Climate: Tropical; rainy season (June to October)
Languages: English
Currency: 1 Barbadian dollar (Bds$) = 100 cents
Holiday: Independence Day is 30 November (1966), Errol Barrow Day is 21 January


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 77.70°F
July: °C / 80.10°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 50.4"


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Ethnic Divisions
African 80.00%
Other 16.00%
European 4.00%


Religions
Protestant 67.00%
Other 29.00%
Roman Catholic 4.00%

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