Flag of Barbados
What the flag means
- Blue — the sea and sky
- Gold — the sand
- Black broken trident head — the break from the colonial past
Design set by: National Emblems and National Anthem of Barbados (Regulation) Act, Cap. 300A, Schedule Part II · Adopted 1966
Highlights
- 🏖️ Dazzling Caribbean beaches
- 🎶 Rihanna's home, full of music
- 🥃 Birthplace of rum
- 🐢 Sea turtles and clear seas
- 🏏 A nation that loves cricket
Quick facts
- Region
- Americas · Caribbean
- Status
- Sovereign state
- Population
- 282,623 people (2025)
- Area
- 430 km²
- Capital
- Bridgetown
- Languages
- English
- Currency
- Barbadian dollar (BBD)
- Organizations
- United Nations
Data Sources
- What the flag means: National Emblems and National Anthem of Barbados (Regulation) Act, Cap. 300A, Schedule Part II
- Population: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL), latest available value
- Area: World countries in JSON, CSV, XML and YAML
- Organizations: Membership of Principal UN Organs