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Barbados
Total Area: 430 sq. km
Land Area: 430 sq. km
Water Area: 0 sq. km
Climate description: tropical; rainy season (June to October)
Terrain description:
relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region
Arable Land Use:
27.91%
Permanent Crop Land Use:
2.33%
Irrigated Land:
54.35 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources:
0.08 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal:
0.1 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 371.3 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards description: infrequent hurricanes; periodic landslides
Environmental Current Issues:
pollution of coastal waters from waste disposal by ships; soil erosion; illegal solid waste disposal threatens contamination of aquifers
Total Labor Force: 142,000
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 10%
Agricultural Products description: sugarcane, vegetables, cotton
Due to the long rainy season many landslides occur because of the moist soil.
Because of the size, Barbados imports many of the things that are unavailable on the island but grow many crops as well.
Barbados has a very tropical climate being that it is a small island in the Caribbean with a long rainy season that contributes to the climate.
The map shows that there are no freshwater sources located on the island.
Due to it's location Barbados receives infrequent hurricanes.
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