Barbados

About Barbados

Barbados is a sovereign island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is 34 kilometres (21 mi) in length and up to 23 kilometres (14 mi) in width, covering an area of 431 square kilometres (166 sq mi). It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres (62 mi) east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea;[5] therein, it is about 168 kilometres (104 mi) east of the islands of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and 400 kilometres (250 mi) north-east of Trinidad and Tobago.   Barbados has an estimated population of 284,000 people, with around 80,000 living in or around Bridgetown, the largest city and the country’s capital. Barbados is one of the Caribbean’s leading tourist destinations and is one of the most developed islands in the region, with an HDI number of 0.788.

Contact Information:

Mr. Ian Gibbs
Agricultural Officer I/Head of Entomology Section
Ministry of Agriculture,
Food Fisheries and Water Resource Management
Graeme Hall,
Christ Church,
Barbados
Tel: 246 434 5000 Fax: 246 428 777
Email: ianhgibbs@yahoo.com

IAS Work in Barbados

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Barbados – Save Our Species Flyer!

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