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Barbados
"Barbados" (pronounced
/bɑrˈbeɪdoʊz, -dɒs/),
situated just east of the Caribbean Sea, is an independent island nation in the
western Atlantic Ocean. At roughly 13° North and 59° West, the country lies in
the southern Caribbean region, where it is a part of the Lesser Antilles
island-chain. Its closest island neighbours are St. Vincent and St. Lucia to the
west, Grenada to the south-west, and Trinidad and Tobago to the south, with
which Barbados now shares a fixed official maritime boundary.
Barbados's total land area is about 430 square kilometres,
(166 square miles), and is primarily low-lying, with some higher regions in the
island's interior. The organic composition of Barbados is thought to be of
non-volcanic origin and is predominantly composed of limestone-coral. The
island's climate is tropical, with constant trade winds off the Atlantic Ocean
serving to keep temperatures mild. Some more undeveloped areas of the country
contain woodland and scrubland. Other parts of the interior which contribute to
the agriculture industry are dotted with large sugarcane estates and wide,
gently sloping pastures, with many good views down to the sea coast.
Barbados has one of the highest standards of living and
literacy rates worldwide. Despite its small size, Barbados's Human Development
Index ranking is consistently among the top 50 in the world. For example, in
2006, it was ranked thirty-first in the world, and third in the Americas, behind
Canada and the United States.
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