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Barbados - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2806 words) |
 | Barbados is an island nation located towards the east of the Caribbean Sea and in the west of the Atlantic Ocean, part of the eastern islands of the Lesser Antilles, with the nations of Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines being its closest neighbors. |
| Barbados is predominantly composed of coral and limestone. |
| In Barbados the Queen is styled "By the Grace of God, Queen of Barbados and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth." The present government is proposing that Barbados become a republic within the Commonwealth, with a ceremonial president replacing the Queen. |
| Encyclopedia4U - Barbados - Encyclopedia Article (562 words) |
| Barbados is an island nation situated on the boundary of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. |
| Barbados was uninhabited when first settled by the British in 1627, though Amerindian tribes had lived on the island previously. |
| The Queen of Barbados, Queen Elizabeth II is is the Barbadian head of state and is represented by a governor general. |
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