Brief country profile on health management
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Barbados
Capital: Bridgetown
Population: 256,000
Land Surface: 430 km2
Population Density: 649persons/km2
Urban Population: 40.3%
Population Growth Rate: 0.3%
Currency: Barbadian
2 - Socioeconomics Indicators:
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SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATORS |
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Position in the HDI: |
37* |
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GDP per capita |
$17,956 (2009 in US dollars)* |
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Human Poverty Level |
2.6* |
*UNDP Human Development Report 2009
3 - Administrative Divisions:
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Parish |
Surface Area (Km2) |
Estimated population |
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St. Lucy |
36 |
9,328 |
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St. Peter |
34 |
10,699 |
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St. James |
31 |
22,741 |
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St. Andrew |
36 |
5,254 |
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St. Philip |
60 |
22,864 |
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St. George |
44 |
17,868 |
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St. Michael |
39 |
83,684 |
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St. Thomas |
34 |
12,397 |
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Christ Church |
57 |
49,497 |
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St John |
34 |
8,873 |
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St. Joseph |
26 |
6,805 |
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