Barbados
ALSO KNOW AS
Land of the Flying Fish
LOCATION
Most Easterly of the Caribbean islands, approximately 120 km (75 miles) from Saint Lucia and 399 km (200 miles) northeast of Trinidad and Tobago.
STATUS
Independent – 30 November 1966
HISTORY
First sighted by the Portuguese, but settled by the English in 1627 and remained a British colony until independence in 1966. The Barbados House of Assembly is the third oldest legislature in the Americas, dating from 1639.
MOTTO
Pride and Industry
CAPITAL
Bridgetown
CURRENCY
Barbados Dollar ($)
AIRPORT
Grantley Adams International Airport
