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Barbados
[2]
Located in the east
Caribbean Sea
Lesser Antilles
The easternmost point is a coral limestone island. Surrounded by the ocean, west and west
Saint Lucia
,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
,
Grenada
Across the water.
[2]
Barbados has an area of about 431 square kilometers and a population
290,000RMB (2022)
More than 90 percent of them are of black descent and 2 percent are of European immigrant descent
Bridgetown
The country is divided into 11 districts.
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[16]
Before the 16th century
Indian
Arahuac and Carib settlements. The year 1518
Spaniard
Landing, more than 10 years later
Portugal
Invasion. By 1624
Britain
It was occupied and established as a viceroy in 1627. It joined the West Indies Federation in 1958. Internal self-government was achieved in October 1961. It gained independence on 30 November 1966 and became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
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]
Establishment of the Republic on 30 November 2021.
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The traditional industry of Barbados is sugar industry, and it is a famous offshore financial center in the world. Barbados 2022
Gross domestic product
$5.79 billion,
Gross domestic product per capita
$20,004, GDP growth of 10.5 percent.
[2]
- Chinese name
- Barbados [2]
- Foreign name
- Barbados [2]
- continent
- North America
- capital
- Bridgetown [2]
- Major city
- Spetston, Holton, etc
- National Day
- November 30th
- National song
- In Plenty and In Time of Need
- Country code
- BRB
- Official language
- English [2]
- currency
- The Barbados dollar [2]
- Time zone
- UTC-4
- Political system
- republicanism
- National leader
- Sandra Prunella Mason [2] (President) , Mia Motley (Prime Minister)
- Population number
- 289,000 (2022)
- Population density
- 668.3 persons/km2 (2020)
- Major nationality
- Of black African descent, of European descent
- Major religion
- Christianity
- Land area
- 431 km² [2]
- Land area
- 431 km²
- Ocean area
- 180000 km² (Exclusive Economic zone 70,000 square kilometers)
- Total GDP
- $6.277 billion (2023)
- Per capita GDP
- It's $21,636 (2023)
- International telephone area code
- 1246
- International domain name abbreviation
- .BB
- Road access
- Drive on the left
- Central bank
- Central Bank of Barbados
- National bird
- Pelican
- The national flower
- buttercup
- National motto
- Pride and diligence
- Leading institution
- University of the West Indies Kevill, etc
catalogue
- 1Historical evolution
- 2Geographical environment
- ▪Regional location
- ▪landform
- ▪Climatic characteristics
- ▪Drainage distribution
- 3Natural resources
- ▪Mineral resources
- ▪Biological resources
- 4Administrative division
- 5National symbol
- ▪Country name
- ▪National anthem
- ▪flag
- ▪National emblem
- ▪National bird
- ▪The national flower
- 6Population nationality
- 7political
- ▪Political history
- ▪constitution
- ▪congress
- ▪government
- ▪judiciary
- ▪Political party
- ▪dignitaries
- 8economy
- ▪summarize
- ▪agriculture
- ▪Manufacturing industry
In 1627, the British established a governor-general, and from
West Africa
Sell in bulk
Negro slave
Open up
plantation
.
In October 1961, internal autonomy was achieved.
[2]
On 30 November 2021, Barbados abolished the Queen's status as Head of State and announced that it had become a new state
republique
For the first time ever.
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Barbados is located in the eastern Caribbean Sea
Lesser Antilles
Easternmost point, west distance
The island of Trinidad
322 kilometers.
shoreline
101 kilometers long. It is 22 kilometers wide from east to west, 34 kilometers long from north to south, and covers an area of 431 square kilometers.
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The territorial sea covers 180,000 square kilometers and the exclusive economic zone 70,000 square kilometers.
Barbados
landform
Barbados is the South American continent
The Cordillera Mountains
Extended in the sea, mostly by
Coral limestone
Constitute.
landform
The terrain declines to the west in a stepped manner, and to the east and south it drops sharply into a cliff. A region of northeast Scotland with rugged terrain and steep valleys on both sides. In the middle of the platform, the terrain is higher. The coast is sandy and low-lying. The highest point in the territory, 340 meters above sea level.
Barbados
Tropical rainforest climate
. From July to November
Rainy season
, prevailing southeast wind; From February to March
Dry season
, mostly northeast wind. often
hurricane
. The average annual temperature is 23 to 30°C. The average annual precipitation is 1525 mm, 1016 mm along the coast, and 2286 mm on the central platform. The annual sunshine amount reaches 3000 hours.
[4]
The beaches of Barbados
The beaches of Barbados
Barbados has no rivers and few fresh water resources, mainly from rainfall; Surrounded by the ocean, the sea is rich in resources.
Oil reserves are about 2 million barrels and natural gas reserves are 110 million cubic meters. Limestone reserves of about 30 billion tons. Pumice reserves of 1.32 billion tons.
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Most of the plants in Barbados are cultivated, such as
FIG
,
Cotton
,
Sugar Cane
,
Banana tree
,
mango
,
baobab
,
Coconut palm
,
palm
Etc.; Animals are mainly
Pelican
Geckos, frogs, black vervet monkeys as well as tuna, swordfish, dolphins and
Flying fish
As a representative of Marine species. Among them,
Cala occidentalis
, Barbados gooseberry,
Barbados cherries
,
Aloe vera in Curacao
Other species are endemic to Barbados.
As of 2010, Barbados consists of 11 districts. They are: Christ Church, St. James, St. Lucy, St. Peter, St. Michael, St. Andrew, St. Joseph, St. John, St. Philip, St. George, St. Thomas.
Map of Barbados
Map of Barbados
Barbados (English name: Barbados)
In 1518,
Spain
Slaves seeking work on sugar farms landed on the island. when
Spaniard
When they landed on the island, they saw that there were so many green trees, each with wisps of moss, that they looked as if they had beards. In the face of this strange scenery, the Spanish gave this island a name, called barbado (bearded) island. They then took the inhabitants of the island, and Beard Island has been uninhabited ever since. In 1620,
British
Landed on this deserted island and set up sugar farms. They brought large numbers of black slaves from the African continent to serve as labor to grow sugar cane and refine sugar. After the end of World War II, the island did not want to form a union government with the other islands in the West Indies, but declared its own independence, but joined the Commonwealth of Nations, becoming a member of the Commonwealth. Barbados continued to develop the sugar industry left behind by the British, with this income as its main source of finance. Because it is located on the island of Barbados, it is called the "bearded" country.
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The national anthem of Barbados is "In Plenty and In Time of Need".
Flag of Barbados
Adopted on November 30, 1966, it was designed by Grantley W. Prescott and is rectangular with a 3:2 ratio of length to width. From left to right, the flag is composed of three equal vertical rectangles of blue, yellow and blue. There is a black Trident badge in the middle of a yellow rectangle. The blue bars on either side represent the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean respectively, while the yellow bars in the middle represent the beaches of Barbados. The Trident is a symbol of Poseidon, the god of the sea in Greek mythology, and also of the people, for the people, and by the people.
Flag of Barbados
Flag of Barbados
Coat of Arms of Barbados
Adopted in 1966, the central motif is the coat of arms, which features a leafy Barbadotta tree, also known as Barbadotta
FIG tree
. It is said that the name Barbados is the discovery of the island
Portuguese
The name for the Indian figs that grow on the island. Two Barbados red flowers dot the top of the FIG tree. At the top of the national emblem is a helmet decorated with red and yellow rings, and a stout black arm holding two crossed sugarcane, indicating that sugarcane farming and sugar milling are the backbone of Barbados' national economy. The Barbados motto "Self-respect and diligence" is inscribed in English on the yellow sash at the base of the national emblem. A white, orange, brown and blue feather on the right side of the national emblem
Pelican
Spreading its wings, this is the national bird of Barbados; On the left is one end.
Dolphin
With beautiful red fins and silver scales.
Coat of Arms of Barbados
Coat of Arms of Barbados
The national bird of Barbados is
American white pelican
It is a large swimming bird. Long beak, well-developed throat sac, suitable for fishing, but not for storage. It is mainly found in lakes, rivers, coastal areas and swamps. Often live in groups, good at flying, good at swimming, and can walk well on the ground. When flying, the head is drawn back, the neck is bent against the back, the feet are stretched back, the wings are moved slowly and strongly, and the eagle can also soar and glide back and forth in the air using the rising thermals, but usually not as high as the eagle. When swimming in the water, the neck is often curved into an "S" shape, and from time to time, the gruff cry is issued.
The national flower of Barbados is
buttercup
. leguminosae
vermicelli
Upright evergreen shrub, up to 3 m tall, with orange-red crowns and golden-yellow edges. It blooms all year round like a flame butterfly and is one of the most valuable ornamental trees in the tropics.
In 2022, the population is 290,000, of which more than 90% are of black descent and 2% are of European immigrant descent.
[2]
It was used in Barbados for more than 200 years during the British colonial period
slavery
It was not abolished until 1834.
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After independence,
Democratic Labour Party
With the Labour Party in power, the political situation remained stable. Deputy Prime Minister, Attorney-General and Minister of the Interior, October 2010
Freundel Stewart
(Freundel STUART) replaced the former president who died in office
David Thompson
As Prime Minister. In February 2013, the Democratic Labour Party won the general election, and Stuart was re-elected as Prime Minister. On 24 May 2018, Barbados held a general election, and the opposition Labour Party won all 30 seats in the House of Representatives, winning a landslide victory
Mia Motley
Mia MOTTLEY became Pakistan's first female prime minister.
[2]
In January 2022, Motley led the ruling Labor Party back to power with 30 seats in the House of Representatives. At present, the political situation in Pakistan is stable.
[2]
Barbados used to be
British colony
It became independent in 1966
The British Commonwealth
Member states and heads of state are
Queen of England
. On September 16, 2020, the Government of Barbados announced that it would abolish it
Queen Elizabeth II
The Queen's position as the country's head of state formally transformed Barbados into a republic, with the process expected to be completed by the country's 55th anniversary of independence in November 2021. On 29 September 2021, the Parliament of Barbados unanimously passed a law change to completely end the country's ties with the British Royal family, no longer recognize Queen Elizabeth as the country's head of state, and become a republic. The decision is likely to take effect on November 30, the 55th anniversary of the country's independence.
[1]
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21 October 2021, 72-year-old Governor of Barbados
Sandra Prunella Mason
Dame Sandra Prunella Mason was formally elected by Parliament as the country's first president and will be sworn in on 30 November 2021, the 55th anniversary of Barbados' independence from the United Kingdom.
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The Barbados flag flies over the Parliament building in Bridgetown, Barbados [16]
The Barbados flag flies over the Parliament building in Bridgetown, Barbados [16]
The current constitution came into force at independence in 1966. Under the Constitution, the president appoints the majority leader of the House of Representatives as Prime Minister and appoints ministers on the prime minister's nomination. The Cabinet consists of the Prime Minister and not less than five ministers, who are accountable to Parliament. The leader of the opposition is also appointed by the President.
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Both the Senate and the House of Representatives serve five-year terms. The 21 members of the Senate are appointed by the President, 12 by the Prime Minister, two by the Leader of the Opposition, and seven by the Governor-General, selected from among dignitaries. The House of Representatives has 30 seats, elected by universal suffrage. In the January 2022 general election, Labour won all 30 seats. Senate President Reginald FARLEY, Speaker of the House of Representatives
Arthur Holder
(Arthur HOLDER), both reelected in January 2022.
[2]
The current government will change in January 2023, and the main cabinet members are: The Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Mia Motley; the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Transport, Works and Water Resources, Santia BRADSHAW; the Attorney-General and Minister for Legal Affairs, Dale MARSHALL; Chad Blackman, Minister of Economic Affairs and Investment, Jerome WALCOTT, Minister of Health and Wellness, Kerrie SYMMONDS, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, William Duguid, Senior Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, Wilfred ABRAHAMS, Minister of Interior and Information; Indar WEIR, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Security; Ian GOODING-EDGHILL, Minister of Tourism and International Transport; Minister of Energy and Business Development Lisa CUMMINS, Minister of Education, Technology and Vocational Training Kay MCCONNEY, Minister of Housing, Land and Maintenance Dwight SUTHERLAND, The Honourable Kirk HUMPHREY, Minister of Empowerment and Ageing, the Honourable Adrian FORDE, Minister of Environment and National Beautification, the Honourable Colin JORDAN, Minister of Labour and Social Partnerships, Marsha Caddle, Minister of Industry, Innovation and Technology, and Charles GRIFFITH, Minister of Youth, Sport and Community Empowerment.
[2]
It consists of the Court of Appeal, the High Court and the District Court. Chief justice
Patterson Cheltenham
Patterson CHELTENHAM, appointed in November 2020. The Court of Final Appeal is the Caribbean Court of Justice.
[2]
The main political parties are:
(1) Barbados Labour Party: The governing party. Established in 1938, he was in power from 1976 to 1986 and from 1994 to 2008. He returned to power in May 2018. Party leader Mia Motley.
(2) Democratic Labour Party: Opposition party. It was founded in 1955 by former members of the Labour Party. He was in power from 1961 to 1976, 1986 to 1994, and 2008 to 2018. He returned to power in January 2008 and returned to power in February 2013. He lost the election in 2018. Party leader Ronnie Yearwood (male).
(3) People's Party for Democracy and Development: Founded in 2019, with party leader Joseph ATHERLEY.
(4) The People's Empowerment Party: Founded in 2006, the former Clement Payne Movement was founded in 1988. Party chairman David COMISSIONG.
[2]
Sandra Prunella Mason
: The President. Woman. Born January 17, 1949. Graduated from University of the West Indies, Royal School of Public Administration, London, University of Windsor, Canada, LLB. A practicing lawyer. Judge of the Juvenile and Family Court of Pakistan from 1978, Member, Vice-President and President of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child from 1991 to 1999, Ambassador to Venezuela from 1992 to 1994, Supreme Magistrate of Brazil from 1994, Clerk of the Supreme Court of Brazil from 1997 to 2005, Since 2008, he has been a Judge of the Court of Appeal and a member of the Tribunal of the Commonwealth Secretariat. He became Governor on 8 January 2018. Sworn in as the first President of Barbados on 30 November 2021.
Mia Motley
: The Prime Minister. Woman. Born October 1, 1965. He graduated from the London School of Economics with a Bachelor of Laws. He was Minister of Education, Youth Affairs and Culture from 1994 to 2001, Attorney-General and Minister of the Interior from 2001 to 2003, Deputy Prime Minister from 2003 to 2006, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Affairs and Development from 2006 to 2008. He became Prime Minister in May 2018. He has been re-elected since January 2022.
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The traditional industry is sugar industry. Since the 1980s, economic diversification has been promoted, and tourism, offshore finance, light manufacturing and information services have developed rapidly, making it a famous offshore financial center in the world. Since 2020, the COVID-19 epidemic has had a serious impact on the economy of Barbados, and the tourism industry has suffered. In the past two years, Pakistan's economy has shown a momentum of recovery, and the main economic data are as follows:
Key economic data for 2023 are as follows:
Gross Domestic Product: $6.277 billion
GDP per capita: $21,636
GDP growth rate: 5.0%
Inflation rate: 8.2%
Unemployment rate: 8.5%
Currency Name: Barbados Dollar
Exchange rate: USD 1 = USD 2
(Source: Central Bank of Barbados, International Monetary Fund)
65% of the country's land is arable. The yield of raw sugar has declined significantly in recent years. The Government encourages the development of fruit and vegetable farming to ease the pressure on food imports.
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Sugar, beverages, rum and beer brewing, chemicals, electronic components, clothing, furniture and food processing.
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Tourism infrastructure construction has developed rapidly in recent years and has become one of the main drivers of economic growth. Major construction companies also build roads, airports and industrial facilities in other Caribbean countries.
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One of the main pillars of the economy. Visitors are mainly from Europe, the United States and Canada. Since 2020, the COVID-19 epidemic has had a serious impact on the economy of Pakistan, and the tourism industry has been hit hard. In the past two years, tourism has gradually recovered.
Views of Barbados
In the fiscal year 2021/2022, Pakistan's revenue was BGN 3.756 billion and expenditure was BGN 3.861 billion (Source: IMF). Weighed down by the weak international economy, Pakistan's debt ratio is high.
[2]
Barbados' total merchandise trade in 2022 was $2.31 billion, up 27.8%, with imports of $2.06 billion, up 29.8%, and exports of $250 million, up 13.0%. Major exports include rum, processed foods, chemicals, and building materials, while major imports include fuel, food and beverages, and building materials.
English is the official and lingua franca.
[2]
The residents are mostly Christian.
[2]
Barbados cuisine is a blend of African, Caribbean, West Indian, European and more. Fish are the main ingredients of the Barbados diet, including tuna, shark, salmon, cod, red snapper, kingfish, dolphin fish, as well as shrimp, lobster, crab and sea urchins. Apart from that, flying fish is the island's favourite delicacy and a national symbol of Barbados.
Barbados cuisine
Barbados is located in the tropics, clothing does not change much during the year, mainly summer clothes. Men usually wear suits on formal occasions. Special occasion, but also wear black dress, tie a bow. The Governor, the Chief justice, etc., also wear a tuxedo.
Barbadians are polite and raise their hands to greet everyone they meet. More enthusiastic about foreigners, if you ask for directions, often encounter driving you to the situation. They never spit and drive very well. People are commonly addressed as Mr, Mrs, Ms and Miss. Shaking hands is common, and people of different sects strictly observe their own religious rules.
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New Year's Day
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January 1st
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Rihanna Day
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February 20th
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International Workers' Day
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The first of May
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United Nations Day
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October 24th
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Independence Day
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November 30th
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Christmas
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December 25th
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The National Defense Force was established in 1978 and consists of a standing army, a reserve army and a student military training corps. The Coast Guard, established in 1974, became the maritime force of the Defense Forces after its creation. The Air Force was established in 1981.
[2]
An important shipping center in the Eastern Caribbean. Located 18 km from the capital city of Bridgetown, Grantley Adams Airport is one of the most modern international airports in the Caribbean, operating 24 hours a day, with 17 berths and direct flights to the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, South America and several Caribbean countries.
capital
Bridgetown
It is an all-weather deep-water port, which can dock 10,000-ton ocean passenger and cargo ships. It has eight berths and can fuel five ships simultaneously.
Port of Bridgetown
Port of Bridgetown
The total length is about 1793 km.
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Free compulsory education in primary and secondary schools. The primary school enrolment rate is 100%, the secondary school enrolment rate is 89%, and the national adult literacy rate is 99.7%. University of the West Indies Kevill campus.
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The main newspapers are "Advocate", founded in 1895, circulation 17,000; The Nation, founded in 1973, circulation of 25,000; Barbados Today, a comprehensive online media, was founded in 2010 and receives about 2 million page views per month.
The main media are: Caribbean Media Corporation, formed in 2000 by the merger of Caribbean News Agency and Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation, which covers radio, television and Internet services; Pakistan's national television began broadcasting in black and white in 1964, and color television was first broadcast in the Caribbean in November 1971.
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Football team
Olympic Games
Barbados competed in the Olympic Games for the first time in 1968 and, with the exception of a boycott of the 1980 Games in Moscow, has never missed every subsequent Olympic Games. He won a bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and nothing at the 2004 Athens Olympics. The dominant sports are athletics and boxing.
Barbados has good health and a high standard of medical care. Medical treatment is free for Pakistani citizens at state hospitals and clinics, but the waiting time is long. There are many private clinics with better service, but the cost is higher.
It pursues an independent and non-aligned foreign policy, advocates diplomatic diversification, and serves economic development. Actively promote the integration of the Caribbean region. While consolidating traditional friendly relations with the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and other countries, we are actively exploring equal and mutually beneficial relations with Brazil, China, India and Japan. In the first half of 2020, Barbados assumed the rotating presidency of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and hosted the 31st CARICOM Inter-Heads of Government Meeting in March.
[2]
November 1966, Barbados and
America
Establish diplomatic relations. Successive Pakistani governments have attached great importance to maintaining friendly relations with the United States. The Government of Barbados recognizes the security and strategic interests of the United States in the Caribbean, while stressing that political relations with the United States must not compromise the independence and sovereignty of Barbados itself. The United States is one of Barbados' main trading partners and sources of tourists. In June 1997, Pakistan and the United States signed the Agreement on Maritime Counter-Narcotics Cooperation.
Successive Pakistani governments have attached great importance to maintaining friendly relations with the United States. Pakistan and the US have maintained close cooperation in such fields as counter-terrorism and drug control.
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Britain is an important trading partner of Pakistan and provides preferential treatment for Pakistan's exports of sugar, rum and other products. The UK is one of the largest sources of tourists for Pakistan and the country with the largest concentration of overseas immigrants from Pakistan, with about 50,000 Pakistani immigrants in the UK.
The strengthening of friendly and cooperative relations with the Caribbean countries is at the core of its foreign policy, and it is a founding member of CARICOM and one of the first members of the CARICOM Single Market.
[2]
On May 30, 1977, China and Barbados established diplomatic relations. In recent years, China-Pakistan relations have been developing smoothly with constant high-level exchanges, enhanced friendly cooperation in various fields and sound communication and cooperation in international affairs.
Pakistan recognizes China's full market economy status. China and Pakistan have signed the Agreement on Encouraging and Mutual Protection of Investment and the Agreement on Avoidance of Double taxation and Prevention of Tax evasion. In 2019, China and Pakistan signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Belt and Road cooperation. In 2023, the trade volume between China and Pakistan was 163 million US dollars, of which China's exports were 152 million US dollars and imports were 11.8 million US dollars, up by -12.3%, -5.1% and -55.5% respectively. China mainly exports electric vehicles, accessories and furniture to Pakistan, and mainly imports medical equipment, beverages, rum, coffee and so on.
Pakistan is a destination country for Chinese tourists. The University of the West Indies Kevill Campus and China University of Political Science and Law have jointly established the Confucius Institute. China and Pakistan have signed an agreement on cultural exchanges. Dalian University of Foreign Languages has an educational and cultural exchange agreement with the University of the West Indies. The Chinese table tennis team once visited Pakistan. Chinese Opera Troupe, Tianjin "Huaxia Future" Children's Art Troupe, Anhui Art Troupe and Nanjing Folk Music Group have visited Pakistan to perform. The two countries have jointly held art exhibitions and "Fish Dragon Festival" and other Spring Festival celebrations in Pakistan. In 2002, the Chinese Ministry of Public Security organized a team to participate in the International Indoor Football Invitational Tournament held in Pakistan and won the second place. Pakistan has sent youth representatives to China to participate in the China-Latin America Youth Day. In 2014, the Pakistani Culture Minister led an art troupe to visit China and perform at the "Meet in Beijing" Latin American and Caribbean Music Festival. In November 2015, the Chinese Navy's hospital ship Peace Ark paid its first friendly visit to Pakistan and provided medical services. In 2016, China sent a medical team to Pakistan to carry out free medical consultations. In March 2017, China and Pakistan signed a mutual visa exemption agreement for holders of ordinary passports, realizing comprehensive visa exemption between the two countries. In August 2019, the first Chinese Film Festival was held in Pakistan. In May 2021, Lushan Experimental Primary School in Changsha, Hunan Province established friendly relations with Charles Broome Primary School in Barbados.
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Relations with Palestine
On April 19, 2024, Barbados announced its decision to officially recognize it
Palestine
For the country.
[19]
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Tourist attraction
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Detailed description
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Bahiba Scenic Area
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Located on the east coast of Barbados, the trees along the coast are struck by strong winds all the year round to form a strange scenery lying sideways in one direction, because the scenery resembles parts of Scotland, so it is also known as the "Scotland" of Barbados.
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National park
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Originally a resting place for the British royal family and aristocrats, Barbados became a national park after independence. Located on Farley Mountain, you can see the sea from the top.
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Karon Beach
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Located in the SAN Philippe District, in the south central part of the west coast, the coastline is 3 kilometers long and is recognized as one of the top ten beautiful beaches in the world.
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Museum of Barbados
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Formerly a British military prison, it documents the island's evolution since the 16th century and features natural history galleries, historical maps, artwork, shops and a courtyard cafe. Explore the beautiful underwater world around the Barbados coastline in a submarine.
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Barbados Atlantic Submarine
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Museum of Barbados
Formerly a British military prison, it documents the evolution of the island since the 16th century and features natural history galleries, historical maps, artwork, as well as shops and a courtyard cafe.
Board a 65-foot-long, 80-ton submarine and explore the beautiful underwater world around the Barbados coastline. Departing from Bridgetown's shallow harbor, passengers will take a 45-minute, guided adventure trip as the submarine dives 150 feet below sea level to see the exotic undersea life the Caribbean has to offer.
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