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Sovereign: Queen Elizabeth II (1952)
Governor-General: Sir Clifford Husbands (June 1996)
Prime Minister: Owen Arthur (1994)
Area: 166 sq. mi. (430 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 259,191; (growth rate: 0.63%); birth rate: 14.5/1000; infant mortality rate: 16.7/1000; density per sq. mi.: 1,561
Capital and largest city (1990): Bridgetown, 6,700
Monetary unit: Barbados dollar
Language: English
Ethnicity/race: African 80%, European 4%, other 16%
Religions: Anglican, 40%; Methodist, 7%; Pentecostal, 8%; Roman Catholic, 4%
Literacy rate: 99%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1998 est.): $2.9 billion; $11,200 per capita. Real growth rate: 3%. Inflation: 3.6% (1997). Unemployment: 12% (1998 est.). Arable land: 37%. Agriculture: sugarcane, vegetables, cotton. Industry: tourism, sugar, light manufacturing, component assembly for export. Labor force: 136,000 (1998 est.); services 75%, industry 15%, agriculture 10% (1996 est.). Exports: $280 million (1997): sugar and molasses, rum, other foods and beverages, chemicals, electrical components, clothing. Imports: $982 million (1997): sugar and molasses, rum, other foods and beverages, chemicals, electrical components, clothing. Major trading partners: Caricom, U.S., U.K., Canada.
Member of Commonwealth of Nations
