ဘာဘေးဒိုးစ်နိုင်ငံ: တည်းဖြတ်မှု မူကွဲများ

▲Once a [[Portugal|Portuguese]] [[Evolution of the Portuguese Empire#In Central and South America|territorial possession]] known as ''{{lang|pt|Os Barbados}}'', in 1625 it became [[Kingdom of England|English]], and later a [[British colonization of the Americas#British Caribbean colonies|British colony]].<ref name="Commonwealth History">{{cite web |url=http://www.thecommonwealth.org/YearbookInternal/145147/history/ |title=Barbados - History |first= |last= |author=Secretariat |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |month= |year= |work=[[Commonwealth of Nations]] |publisher= |location= |page= |pages= |at= |trans_title= |doi= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= |quote= |ref= |separator= |postscript= }}</ref> The island has an estimated population of 275,338 people,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.barstats.gov.bb/ |title=Latest Socio-Economic Indicators |first= |last= |author=Staff |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |month= |year=2008 |work=Barbados Statistical Service |publisher= |location= |page= |pages= |at= |trans_title= |doi= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= |quote= |ref= |separator= |postscript= }}</ref> with around 80,000 living in or around [[Bridgetown]], the largest city and the country's capital.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.barbados.gov.bb/places0.htm |title=Places of interest - BRIDGETOWN |first= |last= |author=Staff |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |month= |year=2008 |work=Government of Barbados |publisher= |location= |page= |pages= |at= |trans_title= |doi= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= |quote= |ref= |separator= |postscript= }}</ref> In 1966, Barbados became an independent nation and [[Commonwealth realm]], retaining [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] as [[Head of state|Head of State]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchAndCommonwealth/TheQueenandBarbados/Historyandpresentgovernment.aspx |title=History and present government - Barbados |first= |last= |author=HRM Queen Elizabeth II |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |month= |year=2010 |work= |publisher=[[Monarchy of Barbados|The Royal Household]] |location= |page= |pages= |at= |trans_title= |doi= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate=10 May 2010 |quote= |ref= |separator= |postscript= }}</ref> Barbados is one of the Caribbean's leading tourist destinations and is the most developed island in the region, with an [[Human Development Index|HDI]] number of 0.788.