Barbados Facts and Figures.

Barbados Facts and Figures. BASIC FACTS Official name Capital Area Barbados Bridgetown 430 sq km 166 sq mi PEOPLE Population 281,968 (2008 estimate) Population growth Population growth rate 0.36 percent (2008 estimate) Projected population in 2025 293,744 (2025 estimate) Projected population in 2050 274,523 (2050 estimate) Population density 654 persons per sq km (2008 estimate) 1,694 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate) Urban/rural distribution Share urban 53 percent (2005 estimate) Share rural 47 percent (2005 estimate) Largest cities, with population Bridgetown 140,000 (2003 estimate) Ethnic groups African 90 percent Mixed 4 percent European, other 6 percent Languages English (official) Religious affiliations Protestant 31 percent Anglican 29 percent Other Christian 24 percent Roman Catholic 4 percent O ther 12 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Total 73.2 years (2008 estimate) Female 75.2 years (2008 estimate) Male 71.2 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 11 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 827 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 132 people (1996) Literacy rate Total 99.7 percent (2000) Female 99.7 percent (2000) Male 99.7 percent (2000) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) Number of years of compulsory schooling Number of students per teacher, primary school 7.9 percent (2002-2003) 11 years (2002-2003) 16 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENT Form of government Parliamentary democracy Voting qualifications Universal at age 18 Constitution 30 November 1966 Armed forces Total number of military personnel Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) 610 (2004) 0.5 percent (2003) ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) GDP per capita (U.S.$) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing $3.4 billion (2006) $11,711 (2006) 3.6 percent (2004) I ndustry 16.5 percent (2004) Services 80 percent (2004) Employment Number of workers 171,220 (2006) Workforce share of economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 3 percent (2004) I ndustry 17 percent (2004) Services 70 percent (2004) Unemployment rate National budget (U.S.$) Total revenue Total expenditure Monetary unit 1 Barbados dollar (Bds$), consisting of 100 cents Major trade partners for exports United States, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, Jamaica, St. Lucia Major trade partners for imports 9.8 percent (2004) $966 million (2004) $1,234 million (2004) United States, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, Japan, Canada ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Electricity from thermal sources 100 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from hydroelectric sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from nuclear sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Number of radios per 1,000 people 771 (2000 estimate) Number of telephones per 1,000 people 500 (2005) Number of televisions per 1,000 people 320 (2000 estimate) Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people 7.6 (2003) Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people 202 (1996) Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people 375 (2004) Paved road as a share of total roads 100 percent (2004) SOURCES Basic Facts and People sections Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). Health and Education section Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Government section Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance. Economy section Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. Energy, Communication, and Transportation section Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Note Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.