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Barbados

Capital Bridgetown
Population ~287,000
Currency Barbadian Dollar (BBD)

Quick Facts

Languages
English
Religion
Christianity (Anglican, other Protestant)
Climate
Tropical marine; warm and sunny year-round with a rainy season (June to November)

Culture & History

Known for: Rihanna, rum production, cricket, and British colonial history

Also famous for: beaches, Crop Over festival, and flying fish

Food: Cou-Cou and Flying Fish

Brief History

British colony; gained independence in 1966; strong parliamentary democracy; relies on tourism and sugarcane production