Barbados

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Barbados (BB, BRB) is a country in Caribbean, with Bridgetown as its capital. The currency is the Barbadian Dollar (BBD, BBD). The international dialling code is +1 and the trunk prefix is 1; mobile numbers are written like (246) 250-1234. The time zone is America/Barbados. Official language: English.

CurrencyBBDBBD

Dial code+1e.g. (246) 250-1234

Time zoneBarbadosUTC−04:00

LanguageEnglish

CapitalBridgetown

Population304.1K430 km²

Overview

Official name: Barbados
Native name: Barbados
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: BB
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: BRB
ISO 3166-1 numeric: 052
IOC code: BAR
Demonym: Barbadian
Capital: Bridgetown
Region: Americas › Caribbean
Status: Independent, UN member
Groups: Caribbean
United Nations
Internet domain: .bb
Coordinates: 13.16666666, -59.53333333
Area: 430 km²
Population: 304,139
GDP: $4.9B ($16.2K per person)
Literacy: 99.7%
Landlocked: No
Land borders: None

Currency

Barbadian Dollar BBD

Symbol: BBD narrow $
Minor units: 2 decimals
Example: $1,234.50

Former currencies: XCD

Languages

Language	Status	Share of population	Writing
English en	Official	100% (304.1K)

Time zones

Time zone	Local time	Standard	Daylight saving	Name
America/Barbados		UTC−04:00	none	Atlantic Standard Time

Phone numbers

Calling code: +1
Shared with: 🇦🇬 AG
🇦🇮 AI
🇦🇸 AS
🇧🇲 BM
🇧🇸 BS
🇨🇦 CA
🇩🇲 DM
🇩🇴 DO
🇬🇩 GD
🇬🇺 GU
🇯🇲 JM
🇰🇳 KN
🇰🇾 KY
🇱🇨 LC
🇲🇵 MP
🇲🇸 MS
🇵🇷 PR
🇸🇽 SX
🇹🇨 TC
🇹🇹 TT
🇺🇸 US
🇻🇨 VC
🇻🇬 VG
🇻🇮 VI
Dial-out prefix: 011
Trunk prefix: 1
National number length: 10 digits
Emergency number: 211 pattern [2359]11

Number types

Type	National format	International format	Layout	Digits
Fixed line	(246) 412-3456	+1 246 412 3456	(XXX) XXX-XXXX	10
Mobile	(246) 250-1234	+1 246 250 1234	(XXX) XXX-XXXX	10
Toll free	(800) 212-3456	+1 800 212 3456	(XXX) XXX-XXXX	10
Premium rate	(900) 212-3456	+1 900 212 3456	(XXX) XXX-XXXX	10
Personal number	(500) 234-5678	+1 500 234 5678	(XXX) XXX-XXXX	10
VoIP	(246) 310-1234	+1 246 310 1234	(XXX) XXX-XXXX	10
Universal access	(246) 430-1234	+1 246 430 1234	(XXX) XXX-XXXX	10

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Address and postal code

Address layout

{Name}

{Organization}

{Street address}

{City}, {State/province} {Postal code}

Region label: parish
Predefined regions: 11

Postal code

Pattern: BB\d{5}
Examples: BB23026 · BB22025

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Calendar, units and conventions

First day of the week: Monday
Weekend: Saturday to Sunday
First week of the year: Contains at least 1 day of the new year
Hour cycle: 12-hour (1–12), also hb, H, hB
Calendars: gregorian
Measurement system: Metric
Temperature: Celsius
Paper size: A4
Locales: en-BB

Number and date formats

As written by the English (Barbados) locale (en-BB), amounts in BBD.

Number: 1,234,567.891
Percent: 45.7%
Currency (BBD): $1,234,567.89
Accounting: ($1,234,567.89)
Currency, name: 1,234,567.89 Barbadian dollars
Compact short: 1.2M
Compact long: 1.2 million
Scientific: 1.235E6
Speed: 88 kilometres per hour
Temperature: 21.5°C
Date, full: Friday, 27 March 2026
Date, long: 27 March 2026
Date, medium: 27 Mar 2026
Date, short: 27/03/2026
Time, medium: 3:04:05 pm
Time, short: 3:04 pm
Date and time: 27 Mar 2026, 3:04 pm
Month and year: March 2026
Weekday: Friday
Relative time: yesterday · in 3 days · 2 hours ago
List: and: A, B and C
List: or: A, B or C