maps of barbados

The maps of Barbados point to the fact that it is an island country located east of the Caribbean in the western Atlantic Ocean. Barbados maps an area of around 431 square kilometer. Its capital city is Bridgetown which is also the largest city in the country.

The official language of the country is English though Bajan is also spoken. Maximum number of people here are Afro Bajan in ethnicity. The country is a parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy. It got its independence from Great Britain in 1966. It is a part of Lesser Antilles. The island has a tropical climate with regular trade winds.

The human development index of Barbados is among the top seventy five countries in the world and third in the Americas.The economy of Barbados is influenced greatly by the sugar industry. It is the fifty first richest country in the world in terms of GDP.

It has a mixed economy and a high standard of living. For those with travel maps of Barbados the western and southern coasts are very popular, there is scuba diving, helicopter rides, golf and various other activities for the tourist. The nightlife is also good in Saint Lawrence Gap.