Barbados Island Information To Keep You In the Know!Barbados island, it is for everyone! So rich in culture and history, the beauty of this island Barbados is that it offers something for everyone! For your destination wedding or honeymoon, the choice of beautiful resorts or villas is dazzling.... For your family's barbados vacation, there are so many things to do, you might need to spend three months to do it all!... For your heritage vacation you can visit our numerous plantation houses, excellent museums and heritage sites.... For your action-packed barbados vacation, take part in our many island festivals, especially our carnival called Crop-Over.... For your water sports adventure, you can set sail on a wonderful catamaran, learn to scuba-dive, feel the thrill of a jet-ski.... Or you can simply come and experience our beautiful beaches, meet our wonderful people, try our world-class restaurants or the best fish you'll ever have at Oistins.... Barbados was voted #8 in the Top 100 Destinations World Category by Travellers in the Trip Advisor 2008 Traveller's Choice Destination Award. The island was also voted # 5 in the Top Ten Destinations Latin America and The Caribbean. Visit our barbados island and experience the best of all caribbean vacations! Here are some quick facts on Barbados island POPULATION: Approx 270,000. Racial mix: 93% African, 3% European, 1% Indian, Asian, Chinese, 3% Mixed race CAPITAL: The city of Bridgetown LOCATION: The most easterly of the Caribbean islands, Barbados island is Long.13.4ºN, Lat.59.3ºW, just north of Venezuela at the top of South America. GEOGRAPHY: 166 square miles; 21 miles long by 14 miles wide HISTORY: Early inhabitants were Amerindians. The island of barbados was uninhabited when settled by the British in 1627. Third oldest Parliament in the Western Hemisphere. Slavery abolished in 1837 and independent since 1966. GOVERNMENT: Politically stable and ranked as the number one developing nation by the United Nations. An independent nation but officially a monarchial state,the Governor General is the Representative of the Queen of England. Member of the British Commonwealth ECONOMY: Relies heavily on tourism as the number one foreign exchange earner. Other planks of the economy are Business, Financial Services, Agriculture and Manufacturing AIRLINES: Major airlines like British Airways, Virgin and chartered flights from the UK and Europe. American Airlines, Air Canada and Air Jamaica fly from North American. LIAT services the Caribbean TEMPERATURE: 80°F-85°during the day. Slightly cooler in the evening. Rainy season is from June-November LANGUAGE: English is the official language. Bajan dialect is a strong accented dialect. ELECTRICITY: 110 volts/ 50 cycles. Visitors from the UK need an Adaptor that converts 2 and 3 pin plugs to the local 11volt sockets. DRIVING: We drive on the left side of the road
Barbados has some of the most gorgeous beaches you’ve ever dreamt of, a developed and sophisticated infrastructure, a stable government, accommodation to suit everyone’s pocket and tastes, an endless list of things to do and see and some of the friendliest people you'll ever meet.
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