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Barbados
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<tr><td valign="top" style="padding-left: 2px">'''Capital'''</td><td>Bridgetown</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" style="padding-left: 2px">'''Government'''</td><td>parliamentary democracy; independent sovereign state within the Commonwealth<br/></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" style="padding-left: 2px">'''Currency'''</td><td>Barbadian dollar (BBD)</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" style="padding-left: 2px">'''Area'''</td><td>''total:'' 431 sq km <br>''water:'' 0 sq km <br>''land:'' 431 sq km</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" style="padding-left: 2px">'''Population'''</td><td>276,607 (July 2002 est.)</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" style="padding-left: 2px">'''Language'''</td><td>English</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" style="padding-left: 2px">'''Religion'''</td><td>Protestant 67% (Anglican 40%, Pentecostal 8%, Methodist 7%, other 12%), Roman Catholic 4%, none 17%, other 12%</td></tr>
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'''Barbados''' is an island (''Area'': 431 sq km) in the Caribbean Islands|Caribbean, or West Indies, northeast of Venezuela, in Central America, lying between the Caribbean Sea and the North Islands of the Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic Ocean. The island is portrayed as the ''little England'' of the Caribbean because of its long association as a United Kingdom|British colony.
Image:bb-map.png|frame|Map of Barbados
==Cities==
Barbados has the following towns and cities:
*Bridgetown - ''Capital''
*Bathsheba
*Hastings (Barbados)|Hastings
*Holetown
*Speightstown
==Other destinations==
*South Coast (Barbados)|South Coast -- The south coast is made up of several very small towns strung along the coast. Most of the budget hotels, guesthouses, and apartment are located here. Towns include Hastings, Rockley, Worthing, St.Lawrence, Oistins, and Maxwell.
==Understand==
The island was uninhabited when first settled by the British in 1627. Slaves worked the sugar plantations established on the island until 1834 when slavery was abolished. The economy remained heavily dependent on sugar, rum, and molasses production through most of the 20th century. The gradual introduction of social and political reforms in the 1940s and 1950s led to complete independence from the UK in 1966. In the 1990s, tourism and manufacturing surpassed the sugar industry in economic importance.
==Get in==
===By plane===
For its size, Barbados boasts a large international airport with dozens of flights arriving in the high season from the UK and Canada as well as the US.
Buses run from a stop across the road from the airport up the coast to Bridgetown, but a taxi is the most convenient way to get to your hotel on arrival.
===By boat===
Many cruise ships dock in Bridgetown. Private moorings are available around the island.
==Get around==
The bus system is extensive, cheap, and fast -- if you're headed to somewhere on the main route, but a car (or mini-moke) is the only way to see many of the out-of-the-way sights.
==Talk==
Bajans speak English with plenty of local terms thrown in.
==Buy==
The local currency is the Barbadian dollar, but US dollars are accepted just about everywhere in shops and restaurants. The exchange rate is fixed at 2 Barbadian dollars to the US Dollar. Lots of duty free shops in Bridgetown catering to the cruise liner trade, where you can buy jewellery, etc.
==Eat==
*'''Flying fish''' -- the icon of the islands is found on coins, bills, and menus. Try "fish cutters" a local sandwich.
==Drink==
Rum and rum drinks are featured at every bar. Beer and wine is easy to find as well.
Sandpiper Hotel
This is a nice relaxed atmosphere hotel which provides free watersports. It is a sister hotel to another (I forgot the name) that is generally nicer with more amenities. We went there for drinks. The Sandpiper is smaller and more intimate. No TV's but not a problem. Good interaction amongst guests. I would recommend it as a god value compared to other higher prived alternatives.
== Sleep ==
* [http://barbados.org/gstrate.htm Barbados.org]
==Learn==
==Work==
==Stay safe==
==Stay healthy==
==Respect==
Despite, or maybe because of the tropical climate, Bajans tend to dress conservatively when not on the beach. Bikinis probably wont be appreciated in town and certainly not in churches.
==Contact==
===Communications===
==External links==
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