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Barbados (/bÉrËbeÉªdÉs/ or /bÉrËbeÉªdoÊs/) is a sovereign island country in the Lesser Antilles.It is 34 kilometres (21 mi) in length and up to 23 kilometres (14 mi) in width, covering an area of 432 square kilometres (167 sq mi).arbados is situated in the Atlantic Ocean, east of the other West Indies Islands. Barbados is the easternmost island in the Lesser Antilles. It is flat in comparison to its island neighbours to the west, the Windward Islands.
Key Facts. 1  The United Nations Human Development Index (2011) ranked Barbados in the highest bracket Very High Human Development, well above the regional average for the Caribbean and Latin America. 2  Visitors highlight the friendliness of Barbadians as the island's greatest and most pleasing asset.