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Background
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The island was uninhabited when first settled by the British in 1627. Slaves worked the sugar plantations established on the island until 1834 when slavery was abolished. The economy remained heavily dependent on sugar, rum, and molasses production through most of the 20th century. The gradual introduction of social and political reforms in the 1940s and 1950s led to complete independence from the UK in 1966. In the 1990s, tourism and manufacturing surpassed the sugar industry in economic importance.
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Population
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285,653 (July 2010 est.)
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Government type
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11 parishes and 1 city*; Bridgetown*, Christ Church, Saint Andrew, Saint George, Saint James, Saint John, Saint Joseph, Saint Lucy, Saint Michael, Saint Peter, Saint Philip, Saint Thomas
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Administrative divisions
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parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
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Independence
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Independence Day, 30 November (1966)
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International organization participation
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three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), gold, and blue with the head of a black trident centered on the gold band; the band colors represent the blue of the sea and sky and the gold of the beaches; the trident head represents independence and a break with the past (the colonial coat of arms contained a complete trident)
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Economy - overview
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Market value of publicly traded shares
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tourism, sugar, light manufacturing, component assembly for export
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Agriculture - products
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-3.2% (2000 est.)
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Industries
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1.003 billion kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial production growth rate
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939.9 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity - production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Oil - production
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1,750 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Internet country code
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188,000 (2008)
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