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- Barbados is an island country in the southeastern Caribbean Sea, located some 100 miles east of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
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5 days ago · Barbados, island country in the southeastern Caribbean Sea, situated about 100 miles (160 km) east of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Roughly triangular in shape, the island measures some 20 miles (32 km) from northwest to southeast and about 15 miles (25 km) from east to west at its widest point.
Many Barbadians now live overseas and outside of Barbados; the majority have migrated to Anglophone countries, including around 65,000 in the United States, 37,780 in Canada, some 19,000 in the United Kingdom, and some 500–1,000 Barbadians in Liberia.
- 37,780 (2016)
- 18,762 (2011)
- 1,147
- 65,653 (2013)
5 days ago · Geography. Location. Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela. Geographic coordinates. 13 10 N, 59 32 W. Map references. Central America and the Caribbean. Area. total: 430 sq km. land: 430 sq km. water: 0 sq km. comparison ranking: total 201. Area - comparative. 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC. Land boundaries.
Barbados is located in the Lesser Antilles island chain, which places it at the far eastern edge of the Caribbean Sea. In fact, some descriptions of the island place it outside of the Caribbean Sea, though it is still considered to be in the Caribbean region.
Barbadians made it as far afield as Australia and New Zealand. It is widely rumoured that one can find a Barbadian any where on earth. This story, whether apocryphal or not, clearly illustrates this.
- Karl Watson
Land Area. The current population of Barbados is 282,268 based on projections of the latest United Nations data. The UN estimates the July 1, 2024 population at 282,309. Barbados Growth Rate. Barbados Flag. Barbados Government. Barbados History. Barbados Population Clock. Net increase of 1 person every 1440 minutes.
About 90% of Barbadians, or Bajans, are of Afro-Caribbean descent. The rest of the population comprises Europeans (4%). They are mostly from Ireland and the United Kingdom.
