| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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0 groups tours with set departures
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World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT -4 (Atlantic standard time) | Daylight savings: None |
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| Main languages: | English |
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| Currency: |
Barbadian dollars (BBD) €1 = BBD2.00, $1 = BBD2.00, £1 = BBD2.65 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .bb | International Dialling Code: 1246 |
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For help planning your trip to Barbados including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Barbados trip planning page.
Further information on Barbados
Discover more about Barbados - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 431 sq km (0 sq km under water)
Coastline: 97 km (Atlantic Ocean)
Neighbours (border lengths): No land borders
Climate: Tropical climate with rainy season from July to October and dry season from December to May. Hurricanes are infrequent.
Highest mountain: Mount Hillaby (336m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Barbados from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | No Data | - |
 | Economic Freedom | Moderately Free | 46/179 |
 | Press Freedom | No Data | - |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | No rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | Low corruption | 17/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 59/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Status: Independent Country
Population: 289,680 (rank: 174/196) Density: 672.1 people/sq km (rank: 8/196)
Ethnic groups: black 90%, white 4%, Asian and mixed 6%
Religions: Protestant 63.4% (Anglican 28.3%, Pentecostal 18.7%, Methodist 5.1%, other 11.3%), Roman Catholic 4.2%, other Christian 7%, other 4.8%, none or unspecified 20.6% (2008 est.)
GDP (PPP): $7 billion GDP per capita: $25,100 (rank: 43/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.