🇧🇧 Barbados - Country

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Barbados
Republic of Barbados
Name Origin
Los Barbados
Spanish & Portuguese for “The Bearded Ones”
Symbols
🔱 Trident · Pelican · Pride of Barbados Flower
Codes
BB · BRB
ISO 3166-1 · IOC Country Code
TLD
.bb
Internet Country Code Top-Level Domain
Telephone Code
+1-246
NANP Caribbean Calling Code
Currency
BBD · National Currency of Barbados
Official Language
Bajan Creole Widely Spoken
Religion
Christianity
Predominantly Protestant
Capital
UNESCO World Heritage Port City
Largest City
Government
Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Republic
Region
Lesser Antilles · Eastern Caribbean
11 Parishes
Includes Saint Michael, Christ Church & Saint James
Time Zone
Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−4)
President Jeffrey Davidson Bostic
President
Jeffrey Davidson Bostic
Since November 30, 2025 · Head of State
Prime Minister Mia Mottley
Prime Minister
Mia Amor Mottley
Since May 25, 2018 · Head of Government
Area
166 sq mi
430 km² · #182 of 197 Countries by Area
Population
282,000
#180 of 197 Countries by Population
Population Density
1,699/sq mi
656/km² · #17 of 197 Countries by Density
Demonym
Barbadian · Bajan
Indigenous Heritage
Kalinago & Arawak Peoples
Indigenous Caribbean Peoples Lived on the Island Before European Settlement
Colonial Era
British Sugar Colony
Barbados Became a Major Center of the British Caribbean Plantation Economy
Independence & Republic
1966 · 2021
Independence from the United Kingdom · Republic Established in 2021
Barbados Location
13.1939° N, 59.5432° W
Atlantic Ocean · Lesser Antilles · Eastern Caribbean
North America Globe
Continent
Caribbean Region
Bridgetown, Barbados WEATHER
Parishes

Barbados is an island country in the eastern Caribbean Sea, characterized by coral limestone terrain, rolling hills, and tropical coastlines surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean.

📍 Barbados is an island country located in the eastern Caribbean Sea, on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, and is part of the Lesser Antilles island chain. It lies east of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Saint Lucia, and southeast of Dominica.
As an island nation, Barbados has no land borders and is surrounded entirely by the Atlantic Ocean, although it is often associated with the Caribbean region. Its terrain is relatively flat compared to many neighboring islands, with gently rolling hills rather than steep volcanic mountains. Barbados is known for its coral limestone foundation, white-sand beaches, and tropical climate. Its location has historically made it an important hub for trade, colonization, and cultural exchange in the Caribbean.
Capital
Bridgetown, Saint Michael
(Bridgetown, Saint Michael)
👥 ~110,000
Largest Places
Bridgetown, Saint Michael
(Bridgetown, Saint Michael)
👥~110,000
Speightstown, Saint Peter
(Speightstown, Saint Peter)
👥~4,000
Holetown, Saint James
(Holetown, Saint James)
👥~3,000
Oistins, Christ Church
(Oistins, Christ Church)
👥~2,500
Bathsheba, Saint Joseph
(Bathsheba, Saint Joseph)
👥~2,000
Hastings, Christ Church
(Hastings, Christ Church)
👥~2,000
Rockley, Christ Church
(Rockley, Christ Church)
👥~1,800
St. Lawrence Gap, Christ Church
(St. Lawrence Gap, Christ Church)
👥~1,500
Warrens, Saint Michael
(Warrens, Saint Michael)
👥~1,500
Six Roads, Saint Philip
(Six Roads, Saint Philip)
👥~1,500
Crane, Saint Philip
(Crane, Saint Philip)
👥~1,200
Four Roads, Saint Philip
(Four Roads, Saint Philip)
👥~1,200
Belleplaine, Saint Andrew
(Belleplaine, Saint Andrew)
👥~1,000
Greenland, Saint Andrew
(Greenland, Saint Andrew)
👥~1,000
Gall Hill, Saint John
(Gall Hill, Saint John)
👥~1,000
Bulkeley, Saint George
(Bulkeley, Saint George)
👥~1,000
Jackmans, Saint Thomas
(Jackmans, Saint Thomas)
👥~900
Crab Hill, Saint Lucy
(Crab Hill, Saint Lucy)
👥~900
Paynes Bay, Saint James
(Paynes Bay, Saint James)
👥~800
Checker Hall, Saint Peter
(Checker Hall, Saint Peter)
👥~800
Black Rock, Saint Michael
(Black Rock, Saint Michael)
👥~800
Maxwell Coast, Christ Church
(Maxwell Coast, Christ Church)
👥~700
Hillaby, Saint Joseph
(Hillaby, Saint Joseph)
👥~700
Lakes, Saint Andrew
(Lakes, Saint Andrew)
👥~600
The Valley, Saint George
(The Valley, Saint George)
👥~600
Road System (Caribbean Island Nation Infrastructure)
Drives On: Left
Barbados follows left-hand traffic regulations.
Electrical System (Caribbean British Heritage Standards)
Primary Plug Types: Type A & Type B (some Type G)
Barbados uses a mix of North American and British-style electrical systems.

What is the Internet TLD for Barbados?

A top-level domain (TLD) is the last section of a website address that appears after the final dot.

Country-code top-level domains are assigned to countries worldwide.

Examples:

.tt = Trinidad and Tobago .lc = Saint Lucia .ag = Antigua and Barbuda

Barbados uses:

.bb

What is the ISO Code for Barbados?

ISO country codes come from the international standard ISO 3166 created by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Barbados is an island nation in the Caribbean.

ISO 3166-1 codes are the two-letter country codes such as BB. These are called Level-1 ISO codes.

Barbados is assigned:

BB

Official ISO country name:

Barbados

Subdivision codes do not have flag emojis.
ISO-2 Code: BB
ISO-3 Code: BRB
ISO Numeric Code: 052
BB Barbados Flag Barbados (ISO 3166-1)
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Unicode Flag Code: U+1F1E7 U+1F1E7
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Barbados Flag
🇧🇧 "In Plenty and In Time of Need"
• Lyrics written by Irving Burgie
• Music composed by C. Van Roland Edwards
• Adopted as Barbados’s national anthem in 1966
Greenland Flag Map

Official Motto:

"Pride and Industry"

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