General Reference
- Pronunciation:
- Barbadian English: /bɑrˈbeɪdoʊz/
- British English: /bɑrˈbeɪdɒs/
- American English: i/bɑrˈbeɪdoʊz/
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Barbados
- Official English country name: Barbados
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Barbadian
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Barbados
- International rankings of Barbados
- International Telecommunications Union callsign prefix: 8P
- ISO country codes: BB, BRB, 052
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:BB
- Internet country code top-level domain: .bb
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