{"id":125526,"date":"2023-06-28T20:46:52","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T01:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selasite.azurewebsites.net\/?page_id=125526"},"modified":"2024-01-30T08:43:42","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T13:43:42","slug":"barbados","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/en\/member-states\/barbados\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbados"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Official name:<\/strong> Republic of Barbados <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date of Membership:<\/strong> 4 June 1976 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Capital:<\/strong> Bridgetown <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geography<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location:<\/strong> Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Area:<\/strong> 431 sq km <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coastline:<\/strong> 97 km <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Natural resources:<\/strong> Petroleum, fish, natural gas <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Environment – international agreements:<\/strong> Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Economic indicators <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Total at current prices <\/td>4 317<\/td> Millions USD<\/td>2016<\/td><\/tr>
Per capita at current prices<\/td>15 148<\/td>USD<\/td>2016<\/td><\/tr>
Growth rate per capita at constant prices<\/td>0.5<\/td>%<\/td>2016<\/td><\/tr>
Country share in regional GDP<\/td>0.1<\/td>%<\/td>2016<\/td><\/tr>
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP at current prices))<\/td>-53.2<\/td>%<\/td>2012<\/td><\/tr>
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP at current prices)<\/td>41.6<\/td>%<\/td>2012<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Source: Barbados: National <\/a>Economic profile<\/a>.  CEPALSTAT. Databases and Statistical Publications. ECLAC.On line. Inquiry: Septembre 09, 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Socio-demographic indicators<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Total population  <\/td>287.4<\/td>(000)<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Life expectancy<\/td>80<\/td>Years<\/td>2020-2025<\/td><\/tr>
Women<\/td>81<\/td>Years<\/td>2020-2025<\/td><\/tr>
Men<\/td>78<\/td>Years<\/td>2020-2025<\/td><\/tr>
Public health expenditure as a percentage of GDP<\/td>6.6<\/td>%<\/td>2018<\/td><\/tr>
Literacy rate for persons between the ages of 15 to 24<\/td>99.9<\/td>%<\/td>2014<\/td><\/tr>
Net rate of enrolment in primary education<\/td>97.3<\/td>%<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Net rate of enrolment in secondary education<\/td>93.9<\/td>%<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Public expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP<\/td>4.3<\/td>%<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Gini Coefficient<\/td>NA<\/td> NA<\/td>NA<\/td><\/tr>
Unemployment <\/td>15.6<\/td>%<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Migration<\/td>-0.3<\/td>%<\/td>2020-2025<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Source: Barbados: National socio-demographic profile<\/a>. CEPALSTAT. Databases and Statistical Publications. ECLAC.On line. Inquiry: Septembre 09, 2017. NA= Not available<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Languages:<\/strong> English <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Government<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Administrative divisions:<\/strong> 11 parishes and 1 city; Bridgetown, Christ Church, Saint Andrew, Saint George, Saint James, Saint John, Saint Joseph, Saint Lucy, Saint Michael, Saint Peter, Saint Philip, Saint Thomas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Independence:<\/strong> 30 November 1966 (from UK) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Constitution:<\/strong> 30 November 1966 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suffrage:<\/strong> 18 years of age; universal <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Executive branch. <\/strong>Chief of State: President Sandra Mason (Since 30 november 2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Legislative branch:<\/strong> Bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (21-member body appointed by the governor general) and the House of Assembly (30 seats; members are elected by direct popular vote to serve five-year terms). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Judicial branch:<\/strong> Supreme Court of Judicature (judges are appointed by the Service Commissions for the Judicial and Legal Services). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Internet country code:<\/strong> .bb <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Official Portal Web:<\/strong> http:\/\/www.gov.bb\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ministry of Foreign Affairs:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.foreign.gov.bb\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Official name: Republic of Barbados  Date of Membership: 4 June 1976  Capital: Bridgetown  Geography  Location: Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela.  Area: 431 sq km  Coastline: 97 km  Natural resources: Petroleum, fish, natural gas  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.  […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":125521,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-125526","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/125526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125526"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/125526\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/125521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}