Barbados

Population: 275,330 (July 2001 est.)

Languages: English

Background: The island was uninhabited when first settled by the British in 1627. Its economy remained heavily dependent on sugar, rum, and molasses production through most of the 20th century. In the 1990s, tourism and manufacturing surpassed the sugar...

Currency: Barbadian dollar (BBD, No information)

Data from CIA World Factbook. Click on CIA link for more. Click on map or flag for larger images.