| Share   Facts & Figures  Sovereign: Queen Elizabeth II (1952)
Governor-General: Sir Elliot Belgrave (2012)  Prime Minister:
Freundel Stuart (2010)  Land area: 166 sq mi (430 sq km); total
area 166 sq mi (431 sq km)  Population (2014 est.): 289,680
(growth rate: 0.33%); birth rate: 11.97/1000; infant mortality
rate: 10.93/1000; life expectancy: 74.99  Capital and largest
city (2011 est.): Bridgetown, 122,000  Monetary unit: Barbados
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Main Page   2. Barbados Remains Politically Stable Despite
Challenges from Third Parties  Current government officials
An island in the Atlantic about 300 mi (483 km) north of
Venezuela, Barbados is only 21 mi long (34 km) and 14 mi across
(23 km) at its widest point. It is circled by fine beaches and
narrow coastal plains. The highest point is Mount Hillaby (1,105
ft; 337 m) in the north-central area.   Parliamentary democracy.
Barbados is thought to have been originally inhabited by Arawak
Indians. By the time E