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Capital

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name: Bridgetown

geographic coordinates: 13 06 N, 59 37 W

time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: named after a bridge constructed over the swampy area (known as the Careenage) around the Constitution River that flows through the center of Bridgetown
Citizenship

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citizenship by birth: yes

citizenship by descent only: yes

dual citizenship recognized: yes

residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years
Legal system

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English common law; no judicial review of legislative acts
Suffrage

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18 years of age; universal
Area

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total: 430 sq km

land: 430 sq km

water: 0 sq km
Land use

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agricultural land: 32.6% (2018 est.)

arable land: 25.6% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 2.3% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 4.7% (2018 est.)

forest: 19.4% (2018 est.)

other: 48% (2018 est.)
Location

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Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
Age structure

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0-14 years: 16.78% (male 25,456/female 25,465)

15-64 years: 67.56% (male 100,884/female 104,114)

65 years and over: 15.66% (2023 est.) (male 19,967/female 27,545)
Birth rate

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10.7 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate

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8 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Languages

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English (official), Bajan (English-based creole language, widely spoken in informal settings)
Life expectancy at birth

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total population: 78.8 years (2023 est.)

male: 76 years

female: 81.6 years
Major urban areas - population

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89,000 BRIDGETOWN (capital) (2018)
Median age

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total: 41 years (2023 est.)

male: 39.9 years

female: 42.1 years
Net migration rate

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-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Population distribution

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most densely populated country in the eastern Caribbean; approximately one-third live in urban areas
Population growth rate

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0.24% (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate

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1.7 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Urbanization

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urban population: 31.4% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 0.46% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Education expenditures

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6.5% of GDP (2021 est.)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

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-4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Industrial production growth rate

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-0.6% (2021 est.)
Labor force

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139,100 (2021 est.)
Population below poverty line

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NA
Unemployment rate

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10.41% (2021 est.)

10.38% (2020 est.)

8.41% (2019 est.)
Public debt

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146.93% of GDP (2016 est.)

149.1% of GDP (2016 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)

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4.1% (2019 est.)

3.67% (2018 est.)

4.66% (2017 est.)
Exports

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$357 million (2021 est.)

$550 million (2017 est.)

$516.9 million (2016 est.)

note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports.
Exports - partners

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United States 20%, Jamaica 12%, Guyana 8%, Trinidad and Tobago 7%, Italy 6% (2021)
Imports

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$2.12 billion (2021 est.)

$2.213 billion (2017 est.)

$1.541 billion (2016 est.)
Imports - partners

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United States 33%, Guyana 13%, China 11%, Trinidad and Tobago 6%, United Kingdom 4% (2021)
Airports

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1 (2021)
Broadband - fixed subscriptions

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total: 128,000 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 45 (2020 est.)
Internet users

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total: 240,800 (2021 est.)

percent of population: 86% (2021 est.)
Roadways

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total: 1,700 km (2015)

paved: 1,700 km (2015)
Telephones - fixed lines

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total subscriptions: 120,980 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 43 (2021 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular

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total subscriptions: 316,633 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 113 (2021 est.)
Disputes - international

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Barbados-Venezuela (Maritime Boundary): Barbados joins other Caribbean states and the United Kingdom to counter Venezuela's claim that Aves Island, a large sandbar with some vegetation, sustains human habitation or economic life, the criteria under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), Article 121, which would permit Venezuela to extend its EEZ/continental shelf over a large portion of the eastern Caribbean Sea; the dispute hampers hydrocarbon prospecting and creation of exploration blocks 

Barbados-Trinidad and Tobago (Maritime Boundary): Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago abide by the April 2006 Permanent Court of Arbitration decision delimiting a maritime boundary and limiting catches of flying fish in Trinidad and Tobago's exclusive economic zone

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