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Histoire de Barbade — Chronologie
Dates clés de l'histoire de Barbade, d'après le Factbook Magna et l'Encyclopédie universelle.
1627Barbados was uninhabited when first settled by the British in 1627.
1720By 1720, Barbados was no longer a dominant force within the sugar industry, having been surpassed by the Leeward Islands and Jamaica.
1966Independence: 30 November 1966 (from the UK).
1966The gradual introduction of social and political reforms in the 1940s and 1950s led to independence from the UK in 1966.
2018Major urban areas: 89,000 BRIDGETOWN (capital) (2018) high-income Eastern Caribbean economy; high standard of living among regional peers; key tourism, construction, and financial sectors driving recent GDP growth; declining but still very high public debt leading to IMF support programs; susceptible to natural disasters and reliance on import partners Inflation: -0.5% (2024 est.).
2021Barbados became a republic in 2021, with the former Governor-General Sandra MASON elected as the first president.
2023Generation mix — fossil fuels: 91.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.); solar: 7.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) Energy use: 68.293 million Btu/person (2023 est.).
2023Industries: tourism, sugar, light manufacturing, component assembly for export Agriculture: sugarcane, chicken, vegetables, milk, eggs, sweet potatoes, pork, coconuts, tropical fruits, pulses (2023) Electricity access: 100% (2022 est.).
2023Languages: English (official), Bajan (English-based creole language, widely spoken in informal settings) Religions: Protestant 66.4% (includes Anglican 23.9%, other Pentecostal 19.5%, Adventist 5.9%, Methodist 4.2%, Wesleyan 3.4%, Nazarene 3.2%, Church of God 2.4%, Baptist 1.8%, Moravian 1.2%, other Protestant 0.9%), Roman Catholic 3.8%, other Christian 5.4% (includes Jehovah's Witness 2.0%, o Urban population: 31.4% of total population (2023).
2024Military spending: 0.7% of GDP (2024 est.).
