Howstuffworks "Maps of Barbados"

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Country (long form)	none
Capital	Bridgetown
Total Area	166.02 sq mi 430.00 sq km (2.5 times the size of Washington, DC)
Population	275,330 (July 2001 est.)
Estimated Population in 2050	284,494
Languages	English
Literacy	97.4% total, 98.0% male, 96.8% female (1995 est.)
Religions	Protestant 67% (Anglican 40%, Pentecostal 8%, Methodist 7%, other 12%), Roman Catholic 4%, none 17%, other 12%
Life Expectancy	70.66 male, 75.86 female (2001 est.)
Government Type	parliamentary democracy; independent sovereign state within the Commonwealth
Currency	1 Barbadian dollar (Bds$) = 100 cents
GDP (per capita)	$14,500 (2000 est.)
Industry	tourism, sugar, light manufacturing, component assembly for export
Agriculture	sugarcane, vegetables, cotton
Arable Land	37%
Natural Resources	petroleum, fish, natural gas