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Location
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Between the Caribbean Sea and the North
Atlantic Ocean island northeast of Venezuela
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Capital
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Bridgetown
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Surface
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431 sq kms
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Population
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277,260 including foreign nationals (est.)
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Currency
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Barbados Dollar (B$)
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GDP
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Purchasing
power parity - $4 billion (2001 est.)
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GDP/capita
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Purchasing
power parity - $14,500
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Language
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English
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Religion
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Anglican 40%, Methodist 7%, Pentecostal
8%, Roman Catholic 4%
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Government
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Head
of State Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
- Prime minister Hon. Owen Seymour Arthur
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Time
Zone
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Eastern Standard Time +1 hour, Greenwich
Mean Time -4 hours
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Telecom
Code
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+1 246 and local 7 digit number
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Airport
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Grantley Adams Int´l Airport (BGI/TBPB)
Bridgetown 13km (8miles)
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Driving
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On left hand side of the road, license required
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Electrical
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110/115V, 50Hz
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Political
climate
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Stable country
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