Barbados

Barbados (/bɑːrˈbeɪdɒs/(About this soundlisten) or/ - doʊs/) is an island nation in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean locale of North America. It is 34 kilometers (21 miles) long and up to 23 km (14 mi) in width, covering a zone of 432 km2 (167 sq mi). It is arranged in the western zone of the North Atlantic and 100 km (62 mi) east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea;[6] in that, Barbados is east of the Windwards, some portion of the Lesser Antilles, generally at 13°N of the equator. It is around 168 km (104 mi) east of both the nations of Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and 400 km (250 mi) north-east of Trinidad and Tobago. Barbados is outside the chief Atlantic storm belt. Its capital and biggest city is Bridgetown.

Occupied by Kalinago individuals since the thirteenth century, and preceding that by different Amerindians, Barbados was visited by Spanish guides in the late fifteenth century and guaranteed for the Spanish Crown. It initially showed up in a Spanish guide in 1511.[7][8] The Portuguese guaranteed the island in 1536, however later relinquished it, with their solitary leftovers being a presentation of wild hoards for a decent supply of meat at whatever point the island was visited. An English ship, the Olive Blossom, landed in Barbados in 1625; its men claimed it for the sake of King James I. In 1627, the primary changeless pilgrims touched base from England, and it turned into an English and later British colony.[9] As a well off sugar settlement, it turned into an English focal point of the African slave exchange until that exchange was prohibited in 1807, with definite liberation of slaves in Barbados happening over a time of years from 1833.

On 30 November 1966, Barbados turned into an autonomous state and Commonwealth domain with Elizabeth II as its queen.[10] It has a populace of 287,010 individuals, transcendently of African plummet. In spite of being delegated an Atlantic island, Barbados is viewed as a piece of the Caribbean, where it is positioned as a main traveler goal. 40% of the voyagers originate from the UK, with the US and Canada making up the following extensive gatherings of guests to the island.