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Barbados      Country: Barbados Internet: .bb Continent: Central America / Central America and the Caribbean Government URL: http://www.barbados.gov.bb Area: 431 sq km Population: 279,912 (CIA World Factbook est as of 2006) Population: 270.231 (United Nations est as of 2006, in thousands) Population Men: 130.71 Population Women: 139.521 Annual Growth Rate: 0.259 % Birth Rate: 12.71 % Death Rate: 8.67 % Life Expectancy: 72.79 years Infant Mortality Rate: 11.77 % Fertility Rate: 1.65 % HIV AIDS Adult Prev Rate: 1.5 % HIV AIDS Living With: 2,500 HIV AIDS Deaths: 200 Labor Force: 128,500 Unemployment Rate: 10.7 % GDP Per Capita: $18,200 GDP Purchasing Power: $5,108,000,000 GDP Real Growth: 4 Industrial Growth: -3.2 Inflation Rate CP: -0.5 % Capital: Bridgetown Capital Population: 98900 Capital Coordinates: 13 06 N, 59 37 W UTC Offset: -4 Washington D.C. UTC Offset Note: 1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time Merchant Marine: 58 (total ships 1,000 GRT or over) Roadways: 1600 km Airports: 1 (total paved or unpaved) Internet Users: 160000 Internet Hosts: 282 Telephones Mobile: 206,200 Telephones Main: 134900 Debt External: $668,000,000 Imports: $1,476,000,000 Exports: $209,000,000 Natural Gas Reserves: 141,600,000 Natural Gas Imports: 0 Natural Gas Exports: 0 Natural Gas Consumption: 29,170,000 Natural Gas Production: 29,170,000 Electricity Consumption: 833,300,000 Electricity Production: 896,000,000 Oil Consumption: 11,000 Oil Production: 1,000 Oil Reserves: 1,254,000  Map of Barbados

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