Location: Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela.
Area: total: 430 sq km, land: 430 sq km , water: 0 sq km.
Natural resources: Petroleum, fish, natural gas.
Population: 292,336 (July 2017 est.).
Capital: Bridgetown.
Time Zone: UTC−4.
Languages: English (official), Bajan (English-based creole language, widely spoken in informal settings).
Government type: Parliamentary democracy (House of Assembly) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm.
Legal system: English common law; no judicial review of legislative acts.
International organization participation: ACP, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO.
Economy: Barbados is the wealthiest and one of the most developed countries in the Eastern Caribbean and enjoys one of the highest per capita incomes in the region. Historically, the Barbadian economy was dependent on sugarcane cultivation and related activities. However, in recent years the economy has diversified into light industry and tourism. Offshore finance and information services are important foreign exchange earners, boosted by being in the same time zone as eastern US financial centers and by a relatively highly educated workforce.
Currency: Barbadian dollar (BBD).