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Flag of Barbados. A vertical triband of ultramarine (hoist-side and fly-side) and gold with the black trident-head centred on the gold band. The flag of Barbados was designed by Grantley W. Prescod and was officially adopted to represent the nation of Barbados at midnight on 30 November 1966, the day the country gained independence.
The broken trident is set in a centred vertical band of gold representing the sands of Barbados' beaches. The gold band itself is surrounded on both sides by vertical bands of ultramarine (blue) representing the sea and sky of Barbados. The design for the flag was created by Grantley W. Prescod and was chosen from an open competition arranged ...
Map of Barbados. This is a list of cities, towns and villages in Barbados. Barbados is a sovereign island country in the Lesser Antilles, in the Americas.It is 34 kilometres (21 miles) in length and up to 23 km (14 mi) in width, covering an area of 432 km 2 (167 sq mi).
A British Blue Ensign with an emblem of Barbados. 1958–1962. Flag of the West Indies Federation. 1870–1966. Flag of the governor of Barbados. A Union Jack with an emblem of Barbados in the centre surrounded by a laurel wreath. 1870–1966. Ensign of Barbados.
Barbados (UK: / b ɑːr ˈ b eɪ d ɒ s / bar-BAY-doss; US: / b ɑːr ˈ b eɪ d oʊ s / bar-BAY-dohss; locally / b ɑːr ˈ b eɪ d ə s / bar-BAY-dəss) is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region next to North America and north of South America, and is the most easterly of the Caribbean islands.
The Parish of St. Lucy, The Parish of St. Michael, The Parish of St. Peter, and. The Parish of St. Thomas. By 1645, the land holding of Barbados increased and the shape of the original six was reconfigured giving way to an additional five parishes. [3] Some prior churches of the state within the existing parishes were elevated to the level of ...
The coast of Venezuela, South America and Barbados. Barbados' total land area is 439 km 2 (169.5 sq mi), [4] and it has a coastline of 97 km (60 mi) length. [5] The island is sometimes compared to a pear [6] or leg of mutton for its physical shape. Barbados has a maximum north–south length of 34 kilometres (21 mi) and a maximum east–west ...
English is the official language of Barbados, and is used for communications, administration, and public services all over the island. In its capacity as the official language of the country, the standard of English tends to conform to the vocabulary, pronunciations, spellings, and conventions akin to, but not exactly the same as, those of British English.