| Abstract from DBPedia | Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of 432 km2 (167 sq mi) and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate). Its capital and largest city is Bridgetown. Inhabited by Kalinago people since the 13th century, and prior to that by other Amerindians, Spanish navigators took possession of Barbados in the late 15th century, claiming it for the Crown of Castile. It first appeared on a Spanish map in 1511. The Portuguese Empire claimed the island between 1532 and 1536, but abandoned it in 1620 with their only remnants being an introduction of wild boars for a good supply of meat whenever the island was visited. An English ship, the Olive Blossom, arrived in Barbados on 14 May 1625; its men took possession of the island in the name of King James I. In 1627, the first permanent settlers arrived from England, and Barbados became an English and later British colony. During this period, the colony operated on a plantation economy, relying on the labour of enslaved Africans who worked on the island's plantations. The slave trade to the island continued until it was outlawed throughout the British Empire by the Slave Trade Act 1807, with final emancipation of enslaved persons in Barbados occurring over a period of five years following the Slavery Abolition Act 1833. On 30 November 1966, Barbados became an independent state and Commonwealth realm with Elizabeth II as Queen of Barbados. On 30 November 2021, Barbados transitioned to a republic within the Commonwealth. Barbados's population is predominantly of African ancestry. While it is technically an Atlantic island, Barbados is closely associated with the Caribbean and is ranked as one of its leading tourist destinations.バルバドス（英語: Barbados）は、カリブ海、西インド諸島内の小アンティル諸島東端にある共和制国家。首都はブリッジタウン。 全体が珊瑚礁で出来ている島国であり、海を隔てて約200kmの北西にセントルシア、西にセントビンセント・グレナディーン、南西にグレナダとトリニダード・トバゴが存在する。 ラテンアメリカ、カリブ海諸国全域において、最も議会制民主主義が定着した国であり、国際連合（以下、国連）による人間開発指数では58位（2019年）である。平均寿命は79.308歳（男77.958歳、女80.579歳、2020年度）で世界第41位。 イギリス連邦の一員。独立以来英連邦王国の一つであったが、2021年11月30日に共和制に移行。 (Source: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Barbados) |
