Barbados
Barbados · Caribbean
Barbados is a country in Caribbean, with Bridgetown as its capital, home to about 282,623 people. Barbados shares no land border with any other country.
| Capital | Bridgetown |
|---|---|
| Region | Caribbean |
| Currency | Barbadian dollar (BBD $) |
| Calling code | +1246 |
| ISO codes | BB / BRB / 052 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇧🇧 |
| Population | 282,623 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 430 km² |
| Languages | English |
| Internet domain | .bb |
| Demonym | Barbadian |
About Barbados
Barbados is a United Nations member state in Caribbean. Its capital and seat of government is Bridgetown. It is an island nation with no land borders. The official currency is the Barbadian dollar ($), using the code BBD.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Barbados for Bridgetown’s own facts and history.
To call Barbados from abroad, dial the country code +1246. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes BB (alpha-2) and BRB (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 282,623.
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How Barbados compares
- Area: 430 km², ranking 182 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 282,623, ranking 173 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 657 people per square kilometre.
Flags with the same colours as Barbados
2 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (orange, blue). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.