The 2008 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ 431 sq km land: 431 sq km water: 0 sq km

      Area - comparative:

      2.5 times the size of Washington, DC

      Land boundaries:

      0 km

      Coastline:

      97 km

      Maritime claims:

      territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

      Climate:

      tropical; rainy season (June to October)

      Terrain:

      relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region

      Elevation extremes:

      lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Hillaby 336 m

      Natural resources:

      petroleum, fish, natural gas

      Land use:

      arable land: 37.21% permanent crops: 2.33% other: 60.46% (2005)

      Irrigated land:

      50 sq km (2003)

      Total renewable water resources:

      0.1 cu km (2003)

      Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):

      total: 0.09 cu km/yr (33%/44%/22%) per capita: 333 cu m/yr (2000)

      Natural hazards:

      infrequent hurricanes; periodic landslides

      Environment - current issues:

      pollution of coastal waters from waste disposal by ships; soil erosion; illegal solid waste disposal threatens contamination of aquifers

      Environment - international agreements:

      party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

      Geography - note:

      easternmost Caribbean island

      People

       Barbados

      Population:

      281,968 (July 2008 est.)

      Age structure:

      0–14 years: 19.3% (male 27,270/female 27,193) 15–64 years: 71.7% (male 99,357/female 102,683) 65 years and over: 9% (male 9,856/female 15,609) (2008 est.)

      Median age:

      total: 35.4 years male: 34.2 years female: 36.4 years (2008 est.)

      Population growth rate:

      0.36% (2008 est.)

      Birth rate:

      12.48 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

      Death rate:

      8.58 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

      Net migration rate:

      −0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

      Sex ratio:

      at birth: 1.01 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female 15–64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.63 male(s)/female total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

      Infant mortality rate:

      total: 11.05 deaths/1,000 live births male: 12.4 deaths/1,000 live births female: 9.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth:

      total population: 73.21 years male: 71.2 years female: 75.24 years (2008 est.)

      Total fertility rate:

      1.65 children born/woman (2008 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

      1.5% (2003 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

      2,500 (2003 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:

      fewer than 200 (2003 est.)

      Nationality:

      noun: Barbadian(s) or Bajan (colloquial) adjective: Barbadian or Bajan (colloquial)

      Ethnic groups:

      black 90%, white 4%, Asian and mixed 6%

      Religions:

      Protestant 63.4% (Anglican 28.3%, Pentecostal 18.7%, Methodist 5.1%, other 11.3%), Roman Catholic 4.2%, other Christian 7%, other 4.8%, none or unspecified 20.6% (2008 est.)

      Languages:

      English

      Literacy:

      definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 99.7% male: 99.7% female: 99.7% (2002 est.)

      School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

      total: 13 years male: 13 years female: 14 years (2001)

      Education expenditures:

      6.9% of GDP (2005)

      Government

       Barbados

      Country name:

      conventional long form: none conventional short form: Barbados

      Government type:

      parliamentary democracy

      Capital:

      name: Bridgetown geographic coordinates: 13 06 N, 59 37 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

      Administrative divisions:

      11 parishes and 1 city*; Bridgetown*, Christ Church, Saint Andrew, Saint George, Saint James, Saint John, Saint Joseph, Saint Lucy, Saint Michael, Saint Peter, Saint Philip, Saint Thomas

      Independence:

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