Barbados: map, capital and facts
Barbados is a country in the Caribbean, in North America. Its capital is Bridgetown. Its official language is English.
Barbados covers about 430 km², making it the 182nd-largest by area of the 194 countries in Warmer. Roughly 283 thousand people live there, the 173rd-most populous.
Barbados has no land borders. Its closest countries, measured between their centres, are Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada.
Where is Barbados?
Barbados is in the Caribbean, in North America. Its centre lies at roughly 13.16666666°N, 59.53333333°W, in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
Barbados is shown in yellow.
Barbados facts
| Capital | Bridgetown |
|---|---|
| Continent | North America |
| Region | Caribbean |
| Area | 430 km² (182nd largest) |
| Population | 282,623 (173rd most populous) |
| Language | English |
| Currency | Barbadian dollar ($) |
| Landlocked | No |
| Land borders | 0 |
| Centre point | 13.16666666°N, 59.53333333°W |
Countries closest to Barbados
Measured as the straight-line distance between the countries' centres.
- Saint Lucia, about 170 km
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, about 180 km
- Grenada, about 260 km
- Trinidad and Tobago, about 290 km
- Dominica, about 320 km
Guess Barbados in Warmer
In Warmer, you guess a mystery country and the globe runs warmer as you close in. Every guess also shows clue tiles, and the facts above are exactly what they compare. If Barbados were the answer, guessing it would show:
- Continent: Americas
- Subregion: Caribbean
- Hemisphere: Northern
- Landlocked: No
- Area: 430 km²
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More countries in Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago.
Country data from mledoze/countries, boundaries from Natural Earth (public domain). Population figures are approximate. All countries.