Barbados
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Introduction - Barbados: | Location - Barbados: | Location | Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela | | Geographic coordinates | 13 10 N, 59 32 W | | Map references | Central America and the Caribbean | | Area | total: 431 sq km
land: 431 sq km
water: 0 sq km | | Area comparative | 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC | | Land boundaries | 0 km | | Coastline | 97 km | | Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm | | Climate | tropical; rainy season (June to October) | | Terrain | relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region | | Elevation extremes | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Hillaby 336 m | | Natural resources | petroleum, fish, natural gas | | Land use | arable land: 37.21%
permanent crops: 2.33%
other: 60.46% (2005) | | Irrigated land | 50 sq km (2003) | | Natural hazards | infrequent hurricanes; periodic landslides | | Environment current issues | pollution of coastal waters from waste disposal by ships; soil erosion; illegal solid waste disposal threatens contamination of aquifers | | 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, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements | | Geography note | easternmost Caribbean island | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |