Centre-left
Barbados Labour Party
Party of the incumbent head of government
social democracy
- Founded
- 1938
- Current leader
- Mia Mottley
Barbados
MicrostatePublic data · traceableBarbados is a microstate. Capital: Bridgetown. Form of government: unitary state, parliamentary republic. Legislature: Parliament of Barbados. Official language(s): English, Bajan Creole. Population: about 303,431 (2023). Area: about 439 km².
- Official name
- Barbados
- Administrative seat
- Bridgetown
- Population
- 303,431
- Area
- 439 km²
- Currency
- Barbadian dollar
- Continent
- North America
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Microstate
Barbados is a microstate. Capital: Bridgetown. Form of government: unitary state, parliamentary republic. Legislature: Parliament of Barbados. Official language(s): English, Bajan Creole. Population: about 303,431 (2023). Area: about 439 km².
- Administrative seat
- Bridgetown
- Population
- 303,431
- Area
- 439 km²
- Currency
- Barbadian dollar
- Official language
- English · Bajan Creole
- Continent
- North America
- Admin code
- BRB
Democratic Labour Party
social democracy, democratic socialism
- Founded
- 1955
- Current leader
- David Thompson
Mia Mottley
Head of government · Prime Minister of Barbados
- As of
- 2026-10-10
- Term
- Since 25 May 2018