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Capital | Bridgetown |
Government | Parliamentary democracy |
Currency | Barbadian dollar (BBD) |
Area | 431 sq km |
Population | 279,912 (July 2006 est.) |
Language | English |
Religion | Protestant 67% (Anglican 40%, Pentecostal 8%, Methodist 7%, other 12%), Roman Catholic 4%, none 17%, other 12% |
Electricity | 115V/50Hz (North American plug) |
Calling Code | +1-246 |
Internet TLD | .bb |
Time Zone | UTC-4 |
Barbados is an island in the Caribbean, northeast of Venezuela. The island is portrayed as the Little Britain of the Caribbean because of its long association as a British colony.