The 2010 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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      Area - comparative:

      2.5 times the size of Washington, DC

      Land boundaries:

      0 km

      Coastline:

      97 km

      Maritime claims:

      territorial sea: 12 nm

      exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

      Climate:

      tropical; rainy season (June to October)

      Terrain:

      relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region

      Elevation extremes:

      lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m

      highest point: Mount Hillaby 336 m

      Natural resources:

      petroleum, fish, natural gas

      Land use:

      arable land: 37.21%

      permanent crops: 2.33%

      other: 60.46% (2005)

      Irrigated land:

      50 sq km (2003)

      Total renewable water resources:

      0.1 cu km (2003)

      Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):

      total: 0.09 cu km/yr (33%/44%/22%)

      per capita: 333 cu m/yr (2000)

      Natural hazards:

      infrequent hurricanes; periodic landslides

      Environment - current issues:

      pollution of coastal waters from waste disposal by ships; soil erosion; illegal solid waste disposal threatens contamination of aquifers

      Environment - international agreements:

      party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands

      signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

      Geography - note:

      easternmost Caribbean island

      People ::Barbados

      Population:

      285,653 (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 180

      Age structure:

      0–14 years: 19.2% (male 27,383/female 27,352)

      15–64 years: 71.3% (male 99,829/female 103,049)

      65 years and over: 9.5% (male 10,464/female 16,512) (2010 est.)

      Median age:

      total: 36.2 years

      male: 35.1 years

      female: 37.2 years (2010 est.)

      Population growth rate:

      0.374% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 167

      Birth rate:

      12.43 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 159

      Death rate:

      8.39 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 89

      Net migration rate:

      −0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 133

      Urbanization:

      urban population: 40% of total population (2008)

      rate of urbanization: 1.5% annual rate of change (2005–10 est.)

      Sex ratio:

      at birth: 1.012 male(s)/female

      under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female

      15–64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female

      65 years and over: 0.64 male(s)/female

      total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

      Infant mortality rate:

      total: 12.09 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 138 male: 13.42 deaths/1,000 live births

      female: 10.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth:

      total population: 74.14 years country comparison to the world: 101 male: 71.88 years

      female: 76.42 years (2010 est.)

      Total fertility rate:

      1.68 children born/woman (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 171

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

      1.2% (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 49

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

      2,200 (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 137

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:

      fewer than 100 (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 152

      Nationality:

      noun: Barbadian(s) or Bajan (colloquial)

      adjective: Barbadian or Bajan (colloquial)

      Ethnic groups:

      black 93%, white 3.2%, mixed 2.6%, East Indian 1%, other 0.2% (2000 census)

      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.)

      Languages:

      English

      Literacy:

      definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school

      total population: 99.7%

      male: 99.7%

      female: 99.7% (2002 est.)

      School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

      total: 13 years

      male: 13 years

      female: 14 years (2001)

      Education expenditures:

      6.7% of GDP (2008) country comparison to the world: 26

      Government ::Barbados

      Country name:

      conventional long form: none

      conventional short form: Barbados

      Government type:

      parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm

      Capital:

      name: Bridgetown

      geographic coordinates: 13 06 N, 59 37 W

      time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

      Administrative divisions:

      11 parishes and 1 city*; Bridgetown*, Christ Church, Saint Andrew, Saint George, Saint James, Saint John, Saint Joseph, Saint Lucy, Saint Michael, Saint Peter, Saint Philip, Saint Thomas

      Independence:

      30 November 1966 (from the UK)

      National holiday:

      Independence