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GovernmentCountry name
Conventional long form None
Conventional short form Barbados Government type
Parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm Capital
Name Bridgetown
Geographic coordinates 13 06 N, 59 37 W Time difference UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) Administrative divisions
11 parishes and 1 city*; Bridgetown*, Christ Church, Saint Andrew, Saint George, Saint James, Saint John, Saint Joseph, Saint Lucy, Saint Michael, Saint Peter, Saint Philip, Saint Thomas Independence
30 November 1966 (from the UK)
Constitution
30 November 1966
Legal system
English common law; no judicial review of legislative acts International law organization participation
Accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Executive branch
Chief of state
Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Elliot BELGRAVE (since 1 June 2012) Head of government Prime Minister Fruendel STUART (since 23 October 2010) Cabinet Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister Elections The monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the governor general; the prime minister recommends the deputy prime minister Legislative branch
Bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (21 seats; members appointed by the governor general - 12 on the advice of the Prime Minister, 2 on the advice of the opposition leader, and 7 at his discretion) and the House of Assembly (30 seats; members are elected by direct popular vote to serve five-year terms) Elections House of Assembly - last held on 15 January 2008 (next to be called in 2012) Election results House of Assembly - percent of vote by party - DLP 52.5%, BLP 47.3%; seats by party - DLP 20, BLP 10 Judicial branch
Supreme Court of Judicature consists of a High Court and a Court of Appeal (judges are appointed by the Service Commissions for the Judicial and Legal Services); Caribbean Court of Justice or CCJ is the highest court of appeal; based in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Political parties and leaders
Barbados Labor Party or BLP [Owen ARTHUR]; Democratic Labor Party or DLP [Freundel STUART]; People's Empowerment Party or PEP [David COMISSIONG] Political pressure groups and leaders
Barbados Secondary Teachers' Union or BSTU [Patrick FROST]; Barbados Union of Teachers or BUT [Herbert GITTENS]; Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados or CTUSAB, (includes the BWU, NUPW, BUT, and BSTU) [Leroy TROTMAN]; Barbados Workers Union or BWU [Leroy TROTMAN]; Clement Payne Labor Union [David COMISSIONG]; National Union of Public Workers [Joseph GODDARD] International organization participation
ACP, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO Diplomatic representation in the us
Chief of mission Ambassador John BEALE
Chancery 2144 Wyoming Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 Telephone [1] (202) 939-9200FAX [1] (202) 332-7467 Consulate(s) general Miami, New York Consulate(s) Los Angeles Diplomatic representation from the us
Chief of mission
Ambassador (vacant); Charge d' Affaires D. Brent HARDT Embassy U.S. Embassy, Wildey Business Park, Wildey, St. Michael BB 14006 Mailing address P. O. Box 302, Bridgetown BB 11000; CMR 1014, APO AA 34055 Telephone [1] (246) 227-4399FAX [1] (246) 431-0179 Flag description
Three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), gold, and blue with the head of a black trident centered on the gold band; the band colors represent the blue of the sea and sky and the gold of the beaches; the trident head represents independence and a break with the past (the colonial coat of arms contained a complete trident) National symbol(s)
Neptune's trident
National anthem
Name
"The National Anthem of Barbados" Lyrics/music Irving BURGIE/C. Van Roland EDWARDS Note Adopted 1966; the anthem is also known as "In Plenty and In Time of Need"
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