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| Learn about the geography, history, people, climate, government, economy, politics, military, and other aspects of Barbados. We have nine pages of interesting Barbados facts & figures: on everything from transportation and communications systems to natural hazards to transitional issues facing .Barbados. When you hear another country being discussed on the news, visit WorldCountries.info and gets the facts. |
| Area |
total: 431 sq km land: 431 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Climate |
tropical; rainy season (June to October) |
| Population |
280,946 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
English |
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CIA World Factbook Description of Barbados |
| The island was uninhabited when first settled by the British in 1627. Slaves worked the sugar plantations established on the island until 1834 when slavery was abolished. The economy remained heavily dependent on sugar, rum, and molasses production through most of the 20th century. The gradual introduction of social and political reforms in the 1940s and 1950s led to complete independence from the UK in 1966. In the 1990s, tourism and manufacturing surpassed the sugar industry in economic importance. |
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