Summary of Governmental Organization
- Name
- Barbados
- Type of government
- Parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarchy.
- Capital
- Bridgetown.
- Administrative divisions
- 11 parishes: Christ Church, Saint Andrew, Saint George, Saint James, Saint John, Saint Joseph, Saint Lucy, Saint Michael, Saint Peter, Saint Philip, Saint Thomas; and the city of Bridgetown
- Constitution
- Westminster system, based on unwritten conventions and written legislation.
- Legal system
- English common law; accepts compulsory International Court of Justice jurisdiction, with reservations.
- Suffrage
- Citizens aged 18 years or older; only two adult citizens in Barbados cannot vote; the Chief Electoral Officer, and the Deputy Chief Electoral Officer; the Governor-General is eligible to vote, but abstains due to constitutional convention.
- Participation in international organizations
- CARICOM, CSME, CCJ, ACS, ICCt, ACP, Commonwealth of Nations, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, International Maritime Organization, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITU, LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO.
- Description of national flag
- Three vertical panels - the outer panels of ultramarine and the centre panel of gold. A broken trident in black is the centre of the flag.
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