Outline of Barbados
{{Short description|Island nation in the Caribbean}}
{{See also|Index of Barbados-related articles}}
{{multiple image
| align = right
| image1 = Flag of Barbados.svg
| width1 = 193
| alt1 =
| caption1 = The Flag of Barbados
| image2 = Coat of arms of Barbados (3).svg
| width2 = 120
| alt2 =
| caption2 = The Coat of arms of Barbados
| footer =
}}
The following outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to Barbados:
Barbados – sovereign island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is one of the Caribbean's leading tourist destinations and is one of the most developed islands in the region.
{{TOC limit|limit=2}}
General reference
File:Barbados-CIA WFB Map.png]]
- Pronunciation:
- Barbadian English: {{IPAc-en|b|ɑr|ˈ|b|eɪ|d|oʊ|z}}
- British English: {{IPAc-en|b|ɑr|ˈ|b|eɪ|d|ɒ|s}}
- American English: {{IPAc-en|audio=en-us-Barbados.ogg|b|ɑr|ˈ|b|eɪ|d|oʊ|z}}
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Barbados
- Official English country name: Barbados
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Barbadian
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Barbados
- International rankings of Barbados
- International Telecommunication Union callsign prefix: 8P
- ISO country codes: BB, BRB, 052
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:BB
- Internet country code top-level domain: .bb
Geography of Barbados
- Barbados is...
- an island
- a country
- an island country
- a nation state
- a republic in the Commonwealth of Nations
- Coastline: 97 km
- Population of Barbados: 287,711 - 174th most populous country
- Area of Barbados: {{convert|431|km2|sqmi}} - 199th largest country
- Atlas of Barbados
= Location of Barbados =
- Barbados is located within the following regions:
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
- North America (though not on the mainland, just north of South America, off the coast of Venezuela)
- Atlantic Ocean
- North Atlantic
- West Indies
- Antilles
- Lesser Antilles
- Time zone: Atlantic Standard Time
- Extreme points of Barbados
- Northernmost point – North Point, Saint Lucy (N 13.334851, W -59.614742)
- Southernmost point – South Point, Christ Church (N 13.045294, W -59.526722)
- Easternmost point – Kitridge Point, Saint Philip (N 13.149207, W -59.420292)
- Westernmost point – Harrisons, Saint Lucy, Saint Lucy (N 13.305756, W -59.651022)
- High: Mount Hillaby {{convert|336|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
- Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: none
= Environment of Barbados =
== Natural geographic features of Barbados ==
- Beaches in Barbados
- Islands of Barbados
- Rivers of Barbados
- World Heritage Sites in Barbados: Bridgetown
= Regions of Barbados =
Regions of Barbados
== Ecoregions of Barbados ==
List of ecoregions in Barbados
== Administrative divisions of Barbados ==
=== Municipalities of Barbados ===
= Demography of Barbados =
Government and politics of Barbados
- Form of government: constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary government with strong democratic traditions
- Capital of Barbados: Bridgetown
- Elections in Barbados
- Political parties in Barbados
=Branches of government=
== Executive branch of the government of Barbados ==
== Legislative branch of the government of Barbados ==
== Judicial branch of the government of Barbados ==
= Foreign relations of Barbados =
- Diplomatic missions in Barbados
- Diplomatic missions of Barbados
- Relations with specific countries
- Australia–Barbados relations
- Barbados–Brazil relations
- Barbados–Canada relations
- Barbados–China relations
- Barbados–France Maritime Delimitation Agreement
- Barbados–France relations
- Barbados–Germany relations
- Barbados–Grenada relations
- Barbados–Guyana relations
- Barbados–India relations
- Barbados–Japan relations
- Barbados–Nigeria relations
- Barbados–Suriname relations
- Barbados–Trinidad and Tobago relations
- Barbados–United Kingdom relations
- Barbados–United States relations
- Embassy of Barbados in Washington, D.C.
== International organization membership ==
Barbados is a member of:{{cite web|date=July 2, 2009|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/barbados/|title=Barbados|work=The World Factbook|publisher=United States Central Intelligence Agency|access-date=July 23, 2009}}
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}
- African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
- Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)
- Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom)
- Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
- Commonwealth of Nations
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- Group of 77 (G77)
- Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- International Criminal Court (ICCt)
- International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
- International Development Association (IDA)
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
- International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- International Maritime Organization (IMO)
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- International Olympic Committee (IOC)
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
{{Col-2}}
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
- International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
- Latin American Economic System (LAES)
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
- Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
- Organization of American States (OAS)
- United Nations (UN)
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
- Universal Postal Union (UPU)
- World Customs Organization (WCO)
- World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
{{Col-end}}
= Law and order in Barbados =
- Constitution of Barbados
- Crime in Barbados
- Human trafficking in Barbados
- Human rights in Barbados
- LGBT rights in Barbados
- Law enforcement in Barbados
= Military of Barbados =
= Local government in Barbados =
History of Barbados
- Timeline of Barbadian history
- Current events of Barbados
- Military history of Barbados
Culture of Barbados
- Barbados Lottery
- Cuisine of Barbados
- Languages of Barbados
- English in Barbados
- English place names in Barbados
- Media in Barbados
- Newspapers in Barbados
- Radio stations in Barbados
- Television in Barbados
- National symbols of Barbados
- Coat of arms of Barbados
- Flag of Barbados
- National anthem of Barbados
- People of Barbados
- Public holidays in Barbados
- Religion in Barbados
- Anglican Church of Barbados
- Hinduism in Barbados
- Islam in Barbados
- Judaism in Barbados
- History of the Jews in Barbados
- Scouting and Guiding in Barbados
- Barbados Boy Scouts Association
- The Girl Guides Association of Barbados
- World Heritage Sites in Barbados:
- Bridgetown
- George Washington House (Barbados)
- Morgan Lewis Windmill
- Nidhe Israel Synagogue
= Arts and entertainment in Barbados =
- Beauty pageants in Barbados
- Miss Barbados Universe
- Miss Barbados World
== Art in Barbados ==
== Sports in Barbados ==
- Cricket in Barbados
- Barbados Cricket Association
- Barbados Cricket Buckle
- Barbados national cricket team
- Cycling in Barbados
- Barbados Cycling Union
- Football in Barbados
- Barbados Football Association
- Barbados national football team
- Barbados national football team results
- Netball in Barbados
- Barbados national netball team
- Rugby in Barbados
- Barbados national rugby union team
- Volleyball in Barbados
- Barbados men's national volleyball team
- Barbados at international sports competitions
- Barbados at the Commonwealth Games
- Barbados at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Barbados at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Barbados at the Pan American Games
- Barbados at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Barbados at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Barbados at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Barbados at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Barbados at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Barbados at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Barbados at the Paralympics
- Barbados at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Barbados at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Barbados at the Olympics
- Barbados at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Barbados at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Barbados at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Barbados at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Barbados at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Barbados at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Barbados at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Barbados at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Barbados at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Barbados at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Barbados at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Other international sports competitions
- Barbados at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
- Barbados at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Barbados at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
- Barbados at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
- Barbados at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
- Other
- Barbados Davis Cup team
- Barbados FA Cup
- Barbados Fed Cup team
- Barbados First Division
- Barbados Gold Cup
- Barbados National Stadium
- 2010 Barbados Premier Division
- 2011 Barbados Premier Division
- Association football in Barbados
- Barbados Olympic Association
- Barbados Premier Division
- Barbados women's national football team
- Barbados women's national rugby union team
- Barbados women's national volleyball team
- Carlton Cricket Club (Barbados)
- List of football clubs in Barbados
- List of international cricketers from Barbados
- Rugby union in Barbados
- Technico (Barbados football club)
Economy and infrastructure of Barbados
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 144th (one hundred and forty fourth)
- Banking in Barbados
- Central Bank of Barbados
- Communications in Barbados
- Internet in Barbados
- Companies of Barbados
- Currency of Barbados: Dollar
- ISO 4217: BBD
- Barbados Stock Exchange
- List of companies listed on the Barbados Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Barbados
- Visa policy of Barbados
- Transport in Barbados
- Air transport in Barbados
- Airlines of Barbados
- Airports in Barbados
- Port of Bridgetown
Education in Barbados
Health in Barbados
See also
- {{PrefixAllPages|Barbados}}
- {{PrefixAllPages|Barbadian}}
- {{Intitle|Barbados}}
- {{Intitle|Barbadian}}
- Index of Barbados-related articles
- List of Barbados-related topics
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of geography
- Outline of North America
- Monarchy of Barbados
- 1831 Barbados hurricane
- Amateur radio call signs of Barbados
- Bahá'í Faith in Barbados
- Banks Barbados Brewery
- Barbados (band)
- Barbados (composition)
- Barbados (Typically Tropical song)
- Barbados and CARICOM
- Barbados anole
- Barbados Association for Children With Intellectual Challenges
- Barbados Blackbelly sheep
- Barbados bullfinch
- Barbados Civil Aviation Department
- Barbados Defence Force Sports Program
- Barbados Holetown Festival
- Barbados Independence Act 1966
- Barbados Joe Walcott
- Barbados leaf-toed gecko
- Barbados Light and Power Company
- Barbados lottery
- Barbados Museum & Historical Society
- Barbados National Archives
- Barbados National Oil Company Limited
- Barbados National Pledge
- Barbados National Trust
- Barbados national under-23 football team
- Barbados nationality law
- Barbados passport
- Barbados Police Headquarters
- Barbados Port Incorporated
- Barbados Programme of Action
- Barbados raccoon
- Barbados racer
- Barbados rail
- Barbados Red Cross Society
- Barbados Regiment
- Barbados Sky
- Barbados Slave Code
- Barbados Stock Exchange
- Barbados threadsnake
- Barbados Transport Board
- Barbados Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
- Barbados v. Trinidad and Tobago
- Barbados Water Authority
- Barbados Wildlife Reserve
- Barbados Workers' Union
- Battle off Barbados
- Bishop of Barbados
- CBC Radio (Barbados)
- CBC TV 8 (Barbados)
- Codrington School (Barbados)
- Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados
- David Bentley (Bishop of Barbados)
- DGM Barbados Open
- Douglas Lynch (Barbados)
- Foundation School (Barbados)
- Freemasonry in Barbados
- George Washington House (Barbados)
- Governor-General of Barbados
- Harrison College (Barbados)
- High Commission of Barbados, Ottawa
- Immigration to Barbados
- Index of Barbados-related articles
- Indian River (Barbados)
- Indians in Barbados
- Industrial heritage of Barbados
- Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados
- Knight or Dame of St. Andrew (Barbados)
- Landship (Barbados)
- List of governors of Barbados
- List of high commissioners of the United Kingdom to Barbados
- List of people on stamps of Barbados
- List of plantations in Barbados
- List of speakers of the House of Assembly of Barbados
- Long Pond River (Barbados)
- Mártires de Barbados Stadium
- Multi-Choice TV (Barbados)
- Music history of Barbados
- National Library Service of Barbados
- Order of Barbados
- Parkinson Memorial Secondary School (Barbados)
- Pelican Island (Barbados)
- Quality FM (Barbados)
- Queen's College (Barbados)
- Royal Barbados Police Band
- Sheraton Centre (Barbados)
- Sherbrooke (Barbados)
- Shipping Association of Barbados
- Silver Sands (Barbados football club)
- Table of precedence for Barbados
- The Barbados Advocate
- The Daily Nation (Barbados)
- The One 98.1 FM (Barbados)
- The Ursuline Convent (Barbados)
- To Hell or Barbados
- Voice of Barbados
- William Douglas (Barbados)
- Republicanism in Barbados
- List of prime ministers of Barbados
- Senate of Barbados
- Members of the Senate of Barbados
- House of Assembly of Barbados
- List of presidents of the Legislative Council of Barbados
- List of presidents of the Senate of Barbados
- Supreme Court of Judicature (Barbados)
- United States Ambassador to Barbados
- United States Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean
- Royal Barbados Police Force
- Postage stamps and postal history of Barbados
- Postal codes in Barbados
- Telecommunications in Barbados
- TeleBarbados
- Highways in Barbados
- Vehicle registration plates of Barbados
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Wikiatlas|Barbados}}
- [http://www.gov.bb/ Barbados Government] - official website
- [http://www.bcacricket.org Barbados Cricket Association]
- [http://www.bidc.com/ Barbados Investment and Development Corporation]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100505161730/http://www.barbmuse.org.bb/ Barbados Museum & Historical Society]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20151105151638/http://www.barstats.gov.bb/ Barbados Statistical Service] (BSS)
- [http://www.visitbarbados.org/ Barbados Tourism Authority] - The Ministry of Tourism
- [http://www.centralbank.org.bb/ Central Bank of Barbados website]
- [http://www.barbadosparliament.com/ Parliament of Barbados official website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081201152942/http://www.barbadosparliament.com/sm_facts_abt_barbados.php Parliament of Barbados - Some facts about Barbados]
{{Barbados topics}}
{{Americas topic|Outline of }}
{{Sister bar|auto=1|Barbados|iw=en}}
{{Outline footer}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Barbados}}