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Barbados
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
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citizenship by descent only: yes
dual citizenship recognized: yes
residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years
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land: 430 sq km
water: 0 sq km
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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.)
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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)
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male: 76 years
female: 81.6 years
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male: 39.9 years
female: 42.1 years
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rate of urbanization: 0.46% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
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10.38% (2020 est.)
8.41% (2019 est.)
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149.1% of GDP (2016 est.)
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3.67% (2018 est.)
4.66% (2017 est.)
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$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.
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$2.213 billion (2017 est.)
$1.541 billion (2016 est.)
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subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 45 (2020 est.)
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percent of population: 86% (2021 est.)
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paved: 1,700 km (2015)
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subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 43 (2021 est.)
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subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 113 (2021 est.)
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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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