Barbados

Barbados


     Barbados is a small country located in the Caribbean Sea. The capital is

Bridgetown with a population of about 8,789.  The head of state of Barbados is

Queen Elizabeth II and she is represented by General Dame Nita Barrow.  The

total population of the country is around 252,000.  The main language is English

and the predominant religion is Christianity.  Their date of independence was

November 30, 1966.

     Barbados is the eastern most Caribbean Island.  It is about 200 miles

North-North East of Trinidad and about 100 miles East-South East of St. Lucia.

It is the second smallest country in the Western Hemisphere.  The major urban

centers in the area include Bridgetown, Speightstown, Oistins, and Holetown.

The land is mainly flat except for a series of ridges that rise up to about

1,000 feet and then falling towards the sea.

     The climate of the region consists of tropical temperatures influenced by

the Northeast trade winds.  The average annual temperature is approximately 77

degrees Fahrenheit.  The daily temperatures rarely get above 90 degrees

Fahrenheit.  The dry season is cool, while the wet season is slightly warmer.

The main rains come during the months of July, August, September, October, and

November.  The annual average rainfall is 40 inches in the coastal areas and 90

inches in the central areas.

     The net migration into Barbados is 4.82 per 1000.  The annual growth rate

is 0.4%, which is one of the lowest in the world.  The annual birthrate is 15.45

per 1000, and the annual deathrate is 8.27 per 1000.  Barbados ranks fourth in

the World in population density with the overall density being 1526 per square

mile.  The whole island is inhabited, leaving no sparsely populated areas.  The

main race is Negro, which is about 92% of the population.  The remainder of the

population is consists of Whites (3.8%), Mulattoes (3.8%), and East Indians

(0.4%).  About 70% of the population is Anglican.  The other 30% belong to

various denominations such as Moravian, Methodist, and Roman Catholic.

     Barbados was once under British control from 1624.  Its House of Assembly,

which began in 1639, is the third oldest legislative body in the Western

Hemisphere.  By the time Britain left in 1966, the island was completely English

in culture.  The British influence is still seen today in quaint pubs, cricket

games on the village greens, and in the common law.

     Barbados' government is British Parliament.  The queen is the head of state

and she is represented by the governor general. The governor general appoints

an advisory council.  The executive authority is the Prime Minister who is Owen

Seymour Arthur which came into power on September 6, 1994.  The Deputy Prime

Minister is Billie Miller who also came into power on September 6, 1994. The

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