Internationales Kennzeichen: BDS Nationalfeiertag: 30. November (Tag der Unabhängigkeit von
Fläche: 430 qkm Geographische Lage: 59º W / 13º N Hauptstadt: Bridgetown Geographische Lage der Hauptstadt: 59º 03' W 13º 03' N Zeitverschiebung gegenüber MEZ: -5 Stunden Höchste Erhebung: Mount Hillaby 337 m Mittlere Temperaturen:
Jährliche Niederschlagsmenge:
Einwohner: 268.500 Größte Stadt: Bridgetown (8.500 Einwohner) Bevölkerungswachstum: 0,4 % Lebenserwartung: Frauen 77 - Männer 74 Analphabeten: 2,0 % Ethnische Gruppen:
Religionen:
Durchschnittliches Jahreseinkommen je Einwohner: 6.800 $ (US) Währung: 1 Barbados-Dollar (BDS$) = 100 Cents Wichtigste Importgüter: Maschinen, Transportausrüstung, Nahrungsmittel Wichtigste Exportgüter: Industriegüter, Zucker, Sirup, Rum, Elektronikprodukte Sektoren der Wirtschaft:
Wichtige Anschriften: Honorarkonsulat von Barbados
Bevölkerungswachstum: 0,4 % Lebenserwartung: Frauen 77 - Männer 74 Analphabeten: 2,0 % Ethnische Gruppen:
Religionen:
Durchschnittliches Jahreseinkommen je Einwohner: 6.800 $ (US) Währung: 1 Barbados-Dollar (BDS$) = 100 Cents Wichtigste Importgüter: Maschinen, Transportausrüstung, Nahrungsmittel Wichtigste Exportgüter: Industriegüter, Zucker, Sirup, Rum, Elektronikprodukte Sektoren der Wirtschaft:
Wichtige Anschriften: Honorarkonsulat von Barbados
Weather today: click here for intellicast weather forecast. Time: 1 hour ahead of Standard US Time and 5 hours ahead of Standard European Time. There is no daylight saving time in Barbados. Currency: 1 Barbadian dollar (Bds$) = 100 cents. The Barbados dollar is converted at the fixed rate of $1.98 Bds to $1.00 U.S. Costs: food and accommodation costs are relative high (for instance: 1 liter milk $3.5 Bds, 1 pizza $25.00 Bds). Location: BB is the easternmost Caribbean island, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. Geographic coordinates: 13 10 N, 59 32 W. Highest point: Mount Hillaby 336 m. Electricity: 110 volts / 50 cycles. Entry Requirements: every visitor requires a valid passport and
a valid return ticket. North American citizens may be admitted without
a passport for a period not exceeding three months, but they require any
other identification and must come direct to Barbados.
Extension of stay: possible at the Immigration Department, The Wharf, Bridgetown, Tel: (246) 426-1011. Airport: Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI), 30 minutes from Bridgetown. Departure Tax: $25 Bds. Flight Times: Miami 3.5 hours; New York 4.5 hours; Toronto 5 hours; London 8 hours. Ports and harbors: Bridgetown and Speightstown. Accommodations: 6,000 guest rooms. Many luxury and middle class hotels, only a few guest houses. Prices from $25.00 U.S. (guest house) to $1000.00 U.S. (golf hotel) per guest and night. Sports: Snorkeling, diving, fishing, sailing, water skiing, tennis, squash. Two 18-hole and two nine-hole golf courses. Sleep: noisy little frogs might keep you awake at night. Credit cards: major credit cards are widely accepted. Telephone system: island wide automatic telephone system; satellite earth station for international calls. Government type: parliamentary democracy. Legal system: English common law; no judicial review of legislative acts. Nationality: Barbadian. Ethnic groups: black 80%, white 4%, other 16%. Religions: Protestant 67%, Roman Catholic 4%, none 17%, other 12%. Literacy: 97.4% of the total population (male: 98%, female: 96.8%). Industries: tourism, food processing, component assembly, clothing. Agriculture-products: sugar, fish, vegetables. Natural resources: petroleum, fish, natural gas. GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $10,300 (1996 est.). Unemployment rate: 12%. Copyritht ©
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