Barbados

CE5

Barbados bärbāˈdōz [key], island state (2020 est. pop. 287,371), 166 sq mi (430 sq km), in the West Indies. The capital and largest city is Bridgetown.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• History
• Land, People, and Economy
• Bibliography

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