Barbados

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Barbados is an island country in the Caribbean known for its beaches, coral reefs, and status as a popular tourist destination.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Caribbean island
island country
sovereign state
callingCode +1-246
capital Bridgetown
climate tropical
commonLanguage Bajan Creole
continent North America
currency Barbadian dollar
currencyCode BBD
demonym Bajan
Barbadian
drivesOn left
economySector international business services
sugarcane cultivation
tourism
formerHeadOfStateTitle Monarch of Barbados
governmentType parliamentary republic
hasReligion Christianity
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister of Barbados
headOfStateTitle President of Barbados
independenceDate 1966-11-30
independenceFrom United Kingdom
internationalOrganizationMembership Caribbean Development Bank
Commonwealth countries
surface form: Commonwealth of Nations

International Monetary Fund
Organization of American States
United Nations
World Bank
World Trade Organization
internetTLD .bb
knownFor beaches
coral reefs
tourism
largestCity Bridgetown
legislature Parliament of Barbados
locatedIn Caribbean Sea
Lesser Antilles
lowerHouse House of Assembly of Barbados
majorDenomination Anglican Communion
surface form: Anglicanism
nationalMotto Pride and Industry
nationalSport cricket
nationalSymbol trident
officialLanguage English
popularSport athletics
football
regionalOrganizationMembership CARICOM Single Market and Economy
Caribbean Community
republicProclaimedDate 2021-11-30
timeZone Atlantic Standard Time
upperHouse Senate of Barbados
utcOffset −04:00

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Tadjah festival observedIn Barbados
Soca region Barbados
Senate country Barbados
subject surface form: Senate of the West Indies Federation
West Indies station headquartersLocation Barbados
subject surface form: West Indies Station
Crop Over (Barbados) country Barbados
subject surface form: Crop Over
Grand Kadooment country Barbados
Foreday Morning Jam country Barbados
Bridgetown Market country Barbados
Cohobblopot country Barbados
Cohobblopot locationCountry Barbados
Soca Royale country Barbados
Soca Royale location Barbados
managed by Central Bank of Barbados country Barbados
subject surface form: Barbadian dollar
managed by Central Bank of Barbados officialCurrencyOf Barbados
subject surface form: Barbadian dollar
managed by Central Bank of Barbados usedIn Barbados
subject surface form: Barbadian dollar
managed by Central Bank of Barbados legalTenderIn Barbados
subject surface form: Barbadian dollar
managed by Central Bank of Barbados monetaryAuthorityFor Barbados
subject surface form: Central Bank of Barbados
managed by Central Bank of Barbados overseesMonetaryStabilityOf Barbados
subject surface form: Central Bank of Barbados
BBD country Barbados
BBD legalTenderOf Barbados
ADT usedInCountry Barbados
Eastern Caribbean hasPart Barbados
Diocese of Barbados country Barbados
Diocese of Barbados territory Barbados
Caribbean English spokenIn Barbados
soca associatedRegion Barbados
Rihanna – Cockiness (Love It) countryOfOrigin Barbados
subject surface form: Cockiness (Love It)
OAS member states includes Barbados
CDB countryHeadquarters Barbados
subject surface form: Caribbean Development Bank