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Barbadians are people originating on the
CaribbeanThe Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
island of
BarbadosBarbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
whether they live there or in the Barbadian diaspora.Rihanna is by far the most popular Barbadian on the planet.
Diaspora
Many Bajans now live overseas and outside of Barbados, the majority have migrated to
AnglophoneThe English-speaking world consists of those countries or regions that use the English language to one degree or another. For more information, please see:Lists:* List of countries by English-speaking population...
countries, including some 60,000 Bajans in the United Kingdom, around 54,509 Bajans in the
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and 20,000 in
CanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Notable Barbadians
See: List of famous Bajan people
See also
- Barbados nationality law
The Barbadian nationality law is governed by the Law on Citizenship of Barbados , and by the Barbadian Constitution.- Definition of Barbadian citizenship :* By birth:...
- Demographics of Barbados
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Barbados, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population....
- Barbadian British
Barbadian British people, or Bajan-Brits are citizens or residents of the United Kingdom whose ethnic origins lie fully or partially in the Caribbean island of Barbados...
- Barbadian American
Barbadian Americans are Americans of Barbadian heritage or Barbadian-born people who live in the United States of America. The 2000 Census recorded 53,785 US residents born on the Caribbean island 52,170 of whom were born to non-American parents, and 54,509 people who described their ethnicity as...
- Barbadian Canadian