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Afro-Caribbean, African diaspora. Statue of African-born slave revolt leader Bussa. Portrait of Barbadian Dr. Christopher James Davis. Black Barbadians or Afro-Barbadians are Barbadians of entirely or predominantly African descent . 92.4% of Barbados 's population is black and 3.1% is multiracial, based on estimates in 2010. [1]
Other Caribbean peoples (especially Afro-Caribbeans ), Americo-Liberians. Barbadians, more commonly known as Bajans (pronounced / ˈbeɪdʒən ( z )/ BAY-jənz) are people who are identified with the country of Barbados, by being citizens or their descendants in the Bajan diaspora. The connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural.
The East African Community ( EAC) is an intergovernmental organisation composed of eight countries in East Africa. The member states are the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Federal Republic of Somalia, the Republics of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania. [5] Salva Kiir Mayardit, the president of South Sudan, is the ...
BB-08 [1] The parish of St. Michael is one of eleven parishes of Barbados. It has a land area of 39 km 2 (15 sq mi) and is found at the southwest portion of the island. Saint Michael has survived by name as one of the original six parishes created in 1629 by Governor Sir William Tufton . The parish is home to Bridgetown, the capital of Barbados.
Religion. Predominantly Christianity, traditional African faiths; minority Islam. The Bantu peoples are an ethnolinguistic grouping of approximately 400 distinct native African ethnic groups who speak Bantu languages. The languages are native to 24 countries spread over a vast area from Central Africa to Southeast Africa and into Southern Africa.
Bridgetown ( UN/LOCODE: BB BGI) [2] is the capital and largest city of Barbados. Formerly The Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the parish of Saint Michael. Bridgetown is sometimes locally referred to as "The City", but the most common reference is simply "Town". As of 2014, its metropolitan population stands ...
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).
Barbadian (or Bajan) Americans are Americans of full or partial Barbadian heritage. The 2000 Census recorded 53,785 US residents born on the Caribbean island [2] 52,170 of whom were born to non-American parents [3] and 54,509 people who described their ethnicity as Barbadian. [4] The 2010 US Census estimation report stated more than 62,000 ...