Location: Caribbean, in the extreme eastern Caribbean Sea, about 375 km northeast of Venezuela

Map references: Central America and the Caribbean, South America, Standard Time Zones of the World

Area:
total area: 430 sq km
land area: 430 sq km
comparative area: slightly less than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 97 km

Maritime claims:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

International disputes: none

Climate: tropical; rainy season (June to October)

Terrain: relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region

Natural resources: petroleum, fishing, natural gas

Land use:
arable land: 77%
permanent crops: 0%
meadows and pastures: 9%
forest and woodland: 0%
other: 14%

Irrigated land: NA sq km

Environment:
current issues: pollution of coastal waters from waste disposal by ships; soil erosion; illegal solid waste disposal threatens contamination of aquifers
natural hazards: subject to hurricanes (especially June to October); periodic landslides
international agreements: party to - Climate Change, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity

Note: easternmost Caribbean island

NOTE: The information regarding Barbados on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Barbados Geography 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Barbados Geography 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.