Barbados

Key facts

How Barbados ranks

• 7th most densely populated country in the world.
• One of 40 countries on Earth with no land border at all.

Every ranking is computed from the facts above — see the full record tables.

Which countries border Barbados?

Barbados shares no land border with another sovereign state.

Barbados in the game

Every puzzle gives three clues that exactly one country satisfies. Barbados is a deep cut — answers this obscure only show up in hard puzzles. These are the 31 clues from the pool that are true of Barbados, rarest first — the fewer countries share a clue, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Its name begins with “B”1 of 17
• Has more than 350 people per km²1 of 23
• Has no point higher than 500 m above sea level1 of 23
• Is in North America1 of 23
• Its capital city's name begins with “B”1 of 25
• Its currency is called the dollar1 of 27
• Its name and its capital city begin with the same letter1 of 28
• Has an area smaller than 10,000 km²1 of 32
• Is in the Americas1 of 35
• Has fewer than 1 million people1 of 37
• Has no land borders1 of 40
• Has no point higher than 1,000 m above sea level1 of 41
• Its flag contains no red1 of 43
• Its flag contains black1 of 44
• Is an island nation1 of 47
• Lies entirely in the western hemisphere1 of 49
• Drives on the left1 of 54
• Is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations1 of 56
• Has English as an official language1 of 59
• Has an area smaller than 50,000 km²1 of 69
• Has fewer people than Ireland1 of 74
• Borders fewer than 3 countries1 of 84
• Its flag contains yellow or gold1 of 85
• Is smaller than Portugal1 of 86
• Has an area smaller than 100,000 km²1 of 88
• Is smaller than Iceland1 of 89
• Lies entirely within the tropics1 of 90
• Its flag contains blue1 of 99
• Has fewer than 10 million people1 of 100
• Has exactly one official language1 of 130
• Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144

Common questions about Barbados

Which countries border Barbados?

Barbados shares no land border with another sovereign state.

What is the capital of Barbados?

The capital of Barbados is Bridgetown.

Is Barbados landlocked?

No — Barbados is an island nation.

What language is spoken in Barbados?

Barbados has one official language, English.