The 1992 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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       Net migration rate:

       —6 migrants/1,000 population (1992)

       Infant mortality rate:

       22 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)

       Life expectancy at birth:

       70 years male, 76 years female (1992)

       Total fertility rate:

       1.8 children born/woman (1992)

       Nationality:

       noun - Barbadian(s); adjective - Barbadian

       Ethnic divisions:

       African 80%, mixed 16%, European 4%

       Religions:

       Protestant 67% (Anglican 40%, Pentecostal 8%, Methodist 7%, other 12%),

       Roman Catholic 4%; none 17%, unknown 3%, other 9% (1980)

       Languages:

       English

       Literacy:

       99% (male 99%, female 99%) age 15 and over having ever attended school

       (1970)

       Labor force:

       120,900 (1991); services and government 37%; commerce 22%; manufacturing and

       construction 22%; transportation, storage, communications, and financial

       institutions 9%; agriculture 8%; utilities 2% (1985 est.)

       Organized labor:

       32% of labor force

      :Barbados Government

      Long-form name:

       none

       Type:

       parliamentary democracy

       Capital:

       Bridgetown

       Administrative divisions:

       11 parishes; Christ Church, Saint Andrew, Saint George, Saint James, Saint

       John, Saint Joseph, Saint Lucy, Saint Michael, Saint Peter, Saint Philip,

       Saint Thomas; note - there may be a new city of Bridgetown

       Independence:

       30 November 1966 (from UK)

       Constitution:

       30 November 1966

       Legal system:

       English common law; no judicial review of legislative acts

       National holiday:

       Independence Day, 30 November (1966)

       Executive branch:

       British monarch, governor general, prime minister, deputy prime minister,

       Cabinet

       Legislative branch:

       bicameral Parliament consists of an upper house or Senate and a lower house

       or House of Assembly

       Judicial branch:

       Supreme Court of Judicature

       Leaders:

       Chief of State:

       Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General

       Dame Nita BARROW (since 6 June 1990)

       Head of Government:

       Prime Minister Lloyd Erskine SANDIFORD (since 2 June 1987)

       Political parties and leaders:

       Democratic Labor Party (DLP), Erskine SANDIFORD; Barbados Labor Party (BLP),

       Henry FORDE; National Democratic Party (NDP), Richie HAYNES

       Suffrage:

       universal at age 18

       Elections:

       House of Assembly:

       last held 22 January 1991 (next to be held by January 1996); results - DLP

       49.8%; seats - (28 total) DLP 18, BLP 10

       Other political or pressure groups:

       Industrial and General Workers Union, Sir Frank WALCOTT; People's

       Progressive Movement, Eric SEALY; Workers' Party of Barbados, Dr. George

       BELLE

       Member of:

       ACP, C, CARICOM, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, GATT, IADB, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, IFAD,

       IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITU, LAES,

       LORCS, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO

       Diplomatic representation:

       Ambassador Dr. Rudi WEBSTER; Chancery at 2144 Wyoming Avenue NW, Washington,

       DC 20008; telephone (202) 939-9200 through 9202; there is a Barbadian

       Consulate General in New York and a Consulate in Los Angeles

       US:

       Ambassador G. Philip HUGHES; Embassy at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

       Building, Broad Street, Bridgetown (mailing address is P. O. Box 302, Box B,

       FPO AA 34054); telephone (809) 436-4950 through 4957; FAX (809) 429-5246

      :Barbados Government

      Flag:

       three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and blue with the

       head of a black trident centered on the gold band; the trident head

       represents independence and a break with the past (the colonial coat of arms

       contained a complete trident)

      :Barbados Economy

      Overview:

       A per capita income of $6,500 gives Barbados one of the highest standards of

       living of all the small island states of the eastern Caribbean.

       Historically, the economy was based on the СКАЧАТЬ