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Photos of Barbados

Harrison’s Cave in central Barbados provides tourists with a visual lesson of the purification process for island rainfall. Water seeping through the earthen roof forms an underground stream, which fills aquifers before draining into the ocean.

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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 201

People and Society

Age structure

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2024 population pyramid

Median age

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Population growth rate

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Birth rate

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Death rate

comparison ranking: 83

Net migration rate

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Maternal mortality ratio

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Infant mortality rate

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Total fertility rate

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Tobacco use

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Environment

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 76

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 101

Labor force

comparison ranking: 179

Unemployment rate

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Public debt

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Taxes and other revenues

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Current account balance

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Exports

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Imports

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Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

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Heliports

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Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 59

Military and Security

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