Fai clic per vedere il paese nel suo continente: Barbados
Capitale: Bridgetown Popolazione: 280,000 Superficie: 431 km2 Lingue:
Inglese
Sapevi che?
The first slaves in Barbados were white (called Indentured Servants); people who, for various reasons, had been deemed enemies of the Crown. This practice was so common during the period 1640 to 1650, that a phrase for punishment was coined "to be Barbadoed"
Exact population: 279,912 (July 2006 est.) Literacy: Total population: 99.7%; male: 99.7%; female: 99.7% Ethnicities: Black 90%, white 4%, Asian and mixed 6% Land boundaries: 0 km Terrain: Relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region Extremes: Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m; highest point: Mount Hillaby 336 m Imports: US 35.2%, Trinidad and Tobago 20%, UK 5.6%, Japan 4.3% (2004) Exports: US 20.6%, UK 14.5%, Trinidad and Tobago 13.9%, Saint Lucia 6.9%, Jamaica 6.6%, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5.1% (2004) Industries: Tourism, sugar, light manufacturing, component assembly for export
][
][
][
]]
 "Bandiera di Barbados")
 "Mappa di Barbados")
 "Mappa del mondo di Barbados")
 "Denaro da Barbados")