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Barbados

Section One.

The country of Barbados is a Constitutional Monarchy, but it has a Parliamentary Democracy as a form of government. Barbados is divided into eleven parishes. The eleven parishes are Christ Church, Saint Andrew, Saint George, Saint James, Saint John, Saint Joseph, Saint Lucy, Saint Michael, Saint Peter, Saint Philip, and Saint Thomas. That is not including the city of Bridgetown.
There are two major political parties. They are the Barbados Labor Party and the Democratic Labor Party. The prime minister is the leader of the majority party in the House of Assembly, and he also manages the finance of the country. The House of Assembly houses twenty-seven seats. The Senate houses twenty-one appointed members.

Section Two.

Barbados was owned by the British during the 1600’s. It was a British colony until internal autonomy was granted in 1961. The country is still tied to the British monarch. The independence of Barbados was gained from Br...

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