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Barbados Geography 2017
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Barbados Geography 2017
SOURCE: 2017 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES


Page last updated on January 12, 2017

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
[see also: Area - total country ranks ]
land: 430 sq km
[see also: Area - land country ranks ]
water: 0 sq km
[see also: Area - water country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 202

Area - comparative:
2.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries:
0 km
[see also: Land boundaries country ranks ]

Coastline:
97 km
[see also: Coastline country ranks ]

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

Climate:
tropical; rainy season (June to October)

Terrain:
relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region

Elevation:
mean elevation: NA
[see also: Mean Elevation country ranks ]
elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Hillaby 336 m

Natural resources:
petroleum, fish, natural gas

Land use:
agricultural land: 32.6% arable land 25.6%; permanent crops 2.3%; permanent pasture 4.7%
[see also: Land use - agricultural land country ranks ]
forest: 19.4%
[see also: Land use - forest country ranks ]
other: 48% (2011 est.)
[see also: Land use - other country ranks ]

Irrigated land:
50 sq km (2012)
[see also: Irrigated land country ranks ]

Population - distribution:
most densely populated country in the eastern Caribbean; approximately one-third live in urban areas

Natural hazards:
infrequent hurricanes; periodic landslides

Environment - current issues:
pollution of coastal waters from waste disposal by ships; soil erosion; illegal solid waste disposal threatens contamination of aquifers

Environment - international agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Geography - note:
easternmost Caribbean island


NOTE: The information regarding Barbados on this page is re-published from the 2017 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Barbados Geography 2017 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Barbados Geography 2017 should be addressed to the CIA.




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