The 2003 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

      Natural gas - imports:

       0 cu m (2001 est.)

      Natural gas - proved reserves:

       70.79 million cu m (37257)

      Agriculture - products:

       sugarcane, vegetables, cotton

      Exports:

       $227 million (2002)

      Exports - commodities:

       sugar and molasses, rum, other foods and beverages, chemicals,

       electrical components

      Exports - partners:

       US 14.7%, Trinidad and Tobago 12%, UK 10.6%, Jamaica 6.2%, Saint

       Lucia 4.7% (2002)

      Imports:

       $987 million (2002)

      Imports - commodities:

       consumer goods, machinery, foodstuffs, construction materials,

       chemicals, fuel, electrical components

      Imports - partners:

       US 41.1%, Trinidad and Tobago 17%, UK 7.3%, Japan 4.2% (2002)

      Debt - external:

       $692 million (2002)

      Economic aid - recipient:

       $9.1 million (1995)

      Currency:

       Barbadian dollar (BBD)

      Currency code:

       BBD

      Exchange rates:

       Barbadian dollars per US dollar - 2 (2002), 2 (2001), 2 (2000), 2

       (1999), 2 (1998)

      Fiscal year:

       1 April - 31 March

      Communications Barbados

      Telephones - main lines in use:

       108,000 (1997)

      Telephones - mobile cellular:

       8,013 (1997)

      Telephone system:

       general assessment: NA

       domestic: island-wide automatic telephone system

       international: satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat (Atlantic

       Ocean); tropospheric scatter to Trinidad and Saint Lucia

      Radio broadcast stations:

       AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998)

      Radios:

       237,000 (1997)

      Television broadcast stations:

       1 (plus two cable channels) (1997)

      Televisions:

       76,000 (1997)

      Internet country code:

       .bb

      Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

       19 (2000)

      Internet users:

       6,000 (2000)

      Transportation Barbados

      Railways: 0 km

      Highways: total: 1,793 km paved: 1,719 km unpaved: 74 km (1999)

      Waterways:

       none

      Ports and harbors:

       Bridgetown, Speightstown (Port Charles Marina)

      Merchant marine:

       total: 34 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 284,222 GRT/439,810 DWT

       note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of

       convenience: Australia 1, The Bahamas 1, Canada 4, Germany 1, Greece

       2, Hong Kong 7, Norway 7, UK 18 (2002 est.)

       ships by type: bulk 8, cargo 22, combination bulk 1, container 1,

       petroleum tanker 2

      Airports:

       1 (2002)

      Airports - with paved runways: total: 1 over 3,047 m: 1 (2002)

      Military Barbados

      Military branches:

       Royal Barbados Defense Force (including Ground Forces and Coast

       Guard), Royal Barbados Police Force

      Military manpower - availability:

       males age 15–49: 77,862 (2003 est.)

      Military manpower - fit for military service:

       males age 15–49: 53,282 (2003 est.)

      Military expenditures - dollar figure:

       $NA

      Military expenditures - percent of GDP:

       NA%

      Transnational Issues Barbados

      Disputes - international:

       none

      Illicit drugs:

       one of many Caribbean transshipment points for narcotics bound for

       Europe and the US; offshore financial center

      This page was last updated on 18 December, 2003

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      @Bassas da India

      Introduction Bassas da India

      Background:

       This atoll is a volcanic rock surrounded by reefs and is awash at

       high tide. A French possession since 1897, it was placed under the

       administration of a commissioner residing in Reunion in 1968.

      Geography Bassas da India

      Location:

       Southern Africa, islands in the southern Mozambique Channel, about

       one-half of the way from Madagascar to Mozambique

      Geographic coordinates:

       21 30 S, 39 50 E

      Map references:

       Africa

      Area:

       total: 0.2 sq km

       water: 0 sq km

       land: 0.2 sq km

      Area - comparative:

       about one-third the size of The Mall in Washington, DC

      Land boundaries:

       0 km

      Coastline:

       35.2 km

      Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

      Climate:

       tropical

      Terrain:

       volcanic rock

      Elevation extremes:

       lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m

       highest point: unnamed location 2.4 m

      Natural resources:

       none

      Land use: arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (all rock) (1998 est.)

      Irrigated land:

       0 sq km (1998 est.)

      Natural hazards:

       maritime hazard since it is usually under water during high tide

       and surrounded by reefs; subject to periodic cyclones

      Environment