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Location: Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela.
Capital: Bridgetown.
Population: 277,264.
Language: English.
Currency: Barbadian dollar.
Country structure: 11 parishes (Christ Church, Saint Andrew, Saint George, Saint James, Saint John, Saint Joseph, Saint Lucy, Saint Michael, Saint Peter, Saint Philip and Saint Thomas). The city of Bridgetown may be given parish status.

Interesting Fact: Barbados boasts more world-class cricket players per capita than any other country.