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Key Facts

Population: 260,000 (urban 51%)
Area: 430 sq km
Safe Water: 100%
Literacy: 97%
Secondary Education: 100% F, 99% M
Telephones: 31.8/100
Per capita GNP: $9,250
 

 
Introduction

Barbados is in the Caribbean, the eastern-most island in the Lesser Antilles. Its capital is Bridgetown, located on the south western side of the island. Originally a volcano, this island is one of the smallest in the Caribbean. It has incredibly fertile soil and high rainfall enabling the intensive farming of sugar cane, rotated with cotton and corn.