Barbados

Summary of Barbados located in North America.   Back to All Countries List


Offical Flag of Barbados
FIPS Code :   BB
ISO Code :   BB
ISO 3 Code :   BRB
Numeric ISO :   052
Continent :   North America
Area in (Sq KM) :   431
DMS :   13° 11' 37.99" N, 59° 32' 35.51" W
Phone Code :   +1-246
Currency :   Dollar (BBD)
In Native :   Barbados

Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of North America. It is 34 kilometres in length and up to 23 km (14 mi) in width, covering an area of 432 km2 (167 sq mi). It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 km (62 mi) east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, Barbados is east of the Windwards, part of the Lesser Antilles, roughly at 13°N of the equator. It is about 168 km (104 mi) east of both the countries of Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and 180 km (110 mi) south-east of Martinique and 400 km (250 mi) north-east of Trinidad and Tobago. Barbados is outside the principal Atlantic hurricane belt. Its capital and largest city is Bridgetown.

November 30 Barbados Independence Day: Independence was granted on November 30th 1966 with the passing of the Barbados Independence Act 1966
 
Capital :   Bridgetown
Neighbour Countries :   Barbados has no neighbour countries.
Languages :   English

Regions in Barbados

Christ Church
Saint Andrew
Saint George
Saint James
Saint John
Saint Joseph
Saint Lucy
Saint Michael
Saint Peter
Saint Philip
Saint Thomas

Time zones in Barbados

Countries can have more than one time zone. Date time has been calculated using UTC.

Time Zone Id GMT Offset Current Date Time
America/Barbados -4 Thursday, April 3, 2025 7:04:45 PM

Time Zone Name GMT Offset Current Date Time
SA Western Standard Time -4 Thursday, April 3, 2025 7:04:45 PM