From Researching Virtual Initiatives in Education by Paul
Bacsich For entities in Barbados see Category:Barbados Partners
and experts Barbados in a nutshell It is located at roughly 13°
North of the equator and 59° West of the prime meridian, it is
considered a part of the Lesser Antilles. Its closest island
neighbours are Martinique, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines to the west. To the south lies Trinidad and
Tobago (with which Barbados now shares a fixed official maritime
boundary) and also the mainland of South America. Barbados's
total land area is about 430 square kilometres (166 square
miles), and is primarily low-lying, with some higher in the
country's interior. The highest point in Barbados is Mount
Hillaby in the parish of Saint Andrew. The population is
284,000. The capital is Bridgetown. Barbados's Human Development
Index ranking is consistently among the top 75 countries in the
world. In report published in 2009, it was ranked 37th in the
world, and third in the Americas, behind