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Communications of Barbados

Telephones - main lines in use:134,900 (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular:206,200 (2005)
Telephone system:general assessment: NA
domestic: island-wide automatic telephone system
international: country code - 1-246; satellite earth stations - 1 (Intelsat -Atlantic Ocean); tropospheric scatter to Trinidad and Saint Lucia
Radio broadcast stations:AM 2, FM 6, shortwave 0 (2004)
Radios:237,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations:1 (plus 2 cable channels) (2004)
Televisions:76,000 (1997)
Internet country code:.bb
Internet hosts:282 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):19 (2000)
Internet users:160,000 (2005)

Barbados Quickstats

  • Population: 280,946 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 431 sq km
  • Density: 647 /km² (15th)
  • GDP (total): $4.9 billion (149th)
  • GDP (per capita): $17,610 (39th)
  • Literacy: 99.7%

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  • Currency: Barbadian dollar ($) (BBD)
  • Dial code: +1-246

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