Barbados
Caribbean
Updated 8 November 2026
Barbados is a country in Caribbean with its capital in Bridgetown. Its head of state is Sandra Mason and its head of government is Mia Mottley. On DiploMaps you can see Barbados on the world map with its leaders, economy, trade and UN votes, and its relations with the United Arab Emirates.
Key facts
- Capital
- Bridgetown
- Head of state
- Sandra Mason1st president of Barbados
- Head of government
- Mia Mottleyprime minister of Barbados since 2018
- Foreign minister
- Kerrie D. Symmondspolitician in Barbados
- Population
- 282.6 thousand (2025)
- Area
- 430 km²
- GDP
- $8 billion (2025)
- Currency
- Barbadian dollar (BBD)
- Official languages
- English
- United Nations
- Member since 1966
- Region
- Caribbean · Americas
Barbados and the UAE
- UAE exports to it (2025)
- $1.6 million
- UAE imports from it (2025)
- $53.5 thousand
- Visa for UAE citizens
- No visa needed90 days Treatment: Until completion of the treatment period Study: According to the duration of the study programme
Memberships
- CARICOM
- Organization of American States
- Commonwealth of Nations
- Non-Aligned Movement
- Group of 77
- CELAC
- NPT (Non-Proliferation Treaty)
- ICC (Rome Statute)