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Central America and the Caribbean > Barbados > Geography

BARBADIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Capital city with population Bridgetown - 6,700
Forested Land 4.7% [164th of 193]
Land use > Other 60.46 % [215th of 241]
Land use > Permanent crops 2.33 % [82nd of 241]
Largest city Bridgetown
Largest city population 123,000 [144th of 174]
Largest city with population Bridgetown - 6,700
Location
Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
Map references
Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone 200 nm [14th of 121]
Maritime claims > Territorial sea 12 nm [21st of 190]
Natural hazards
infrequent hurricanes; periodic landslides
Natural resources
petroleum, fish, natural gas
northernmost point > Latitude 13°20'N
Population density 602.77 people per sqkm [15th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 626.87 people/m² ... [10th of 204]
Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land 811.65 people/km² of arable lan ... [26th of 188]
Surface area > sq. km 430 km² ... [190th of 206]
Terrain
relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Wikipedia: List of countries by northernmost point ; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Barbados

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