Barbados: flag, capital and map

Barbados at a glance: its flag, its capital Bridgetown, its population and where it sits on the world map. Plus a way to test yourself afterwards.

Flag — Barbados
Barbados: its flag

Adopted at midnight on 30 November 1966, the day of independence, the flag came from a national competition won by Grantley Prescod among a thousand entries; blue stands for the sky and the sea, gold for the island's beaches.

The broken black trident echoes the one held by Britannia on the colonial coat of arms: its snapped shaft symbolises the break from the colonial past, and its three points government of the people, by the people and for the people.

Location map — Barbados
Barbados on the world map
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Barbados in figures

Capital
Bridgetown
Population
303,431 inhabitants as of 2023
Area
439 km²
Currency
Barbadian dollar
Official languages
Bajan Creole, English
Demonym
Barbadian
Local name
Barbados
Official name
Barbados
Internet domain
.bb
Calling code
+1246
UN member since
Admission date: 09-12-1966

Barbados: bordering countries

No land border.

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Data: Wikidata (CC0). Flags and map: Geo Nerd.

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