| Geography | Barbados |
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Location:
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Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela |
Geographic coordinates:
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13 10 N, 59 32 W |
Map references:
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Central America and the Caribbean |
Area:
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total: 431 sq km
land: 431 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
Area - comparative:
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2.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
Land boundaries:
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0 km |
Coastline:
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97 km |
Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
Climate:
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tropical; rainy season (June to October) |
Terrain:
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relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Hillaby 336 m |
Natural resources:
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petroleum, fish, natural gas |
Land use:
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arable land: 37.21%
permanent crops: 2.33%
other: 60.46% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
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50 sq km (2003) |
Total renewable water resources:
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0.1 cu km (2003) |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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Total: 0.09 cu km/yr (33%/44%/22%)
Per capita: 333 cu m/yr (2000) |
Natural hazards:
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infrequent hurricanes; periodic landslides |
Environment - current issues:
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pollution of coastal waters from waste disposal by ships; soil erosion; illegal solid waste disposal threatens contamination of aquifers |
Environment - international agreements:
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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:
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easternmost Caribbean island |
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