Main Information

Barbados:
Area: 431 km².
Population: 272.000 people.
Population density: 631 people/km²
Capital: Bridgetown.
Language: English.
Religion: Protestant and Catholic.
Currency: Barbadian Dolar.
State: Constitutional Monarchy into the Commonwealth.
Human development index: place 29º.
Life expectancy: 74 years (men); 78 years (women).
Economy: Barbados produces sugarcane, corn, sweet potato and cassava. Fishing is very active. Barbados extracts petrol and natural gas. The tourism is very important. Barbados is a tax haven.