Flag of Barbados

🎨 What the flag means

The flag of Barbados has two ultramarine blue stripes for the sea and sky, and a gold stripe in the middle for the sand. In the centre is the black head of a trident, the three-pronged spear of the sea god Poseidon. The trident is broken, which shows Barbados breaking away from colonial rule.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

303.4 thousand (2023)

🏙️ Capital

Bridgetown98.5 thousand people (2025)

🗣️ Main language

English

✨ 3 fun facts

1. The national dish of Barbados is cou-cou and flying fish, served with a spicy gravy.
2. Green monkeys, which originally come from West Africa, live on the island.
3. Barbados is built from coral rock, and coral reefs surround much of the island.