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- <text id=93CT1604>
- <title>
- Barbados--Travel
- </title>
- <history>
- Compact ALMANAC--CIA Factbook
- Barbados
- </history>
- <article>
- <source>CIA World Factbook</source>
- <hdr>
- Travel
- </hdr>
- <body>
- <p> Visas, duty, and currency: No visas are needed, but US
- travelers should carry passports. Visitors' personal effects
- are duty free except for spirits and tobacco; these duty free
- items are limited to 780 ml. (26 fl. oz.) of spirits and 224 g.
- (1/2 lb.) of tobacco.
- </p>
- <p> The monetary unit is the Barbadian dollar, equivalent to US
- 50 cents. Bridgetown's commercial banks can handle foreign exchange
- matters.
- </p>
- <p> Health: Medical and sanitation facilities and supplies are
- good.
- </p>
- <p> Transportation: Three US airlines, as well as other
- international carriers, fly regularly to Barbados. Local public
- transportation is good.
- </p>
- <p> Telecommunications: Telephone, telex, and telegraph services
- are good throughout the island and abroad. Radio and TV stations
- broadcast daily.
- </p>
- <p> Tourist attractions: The pleasant climate and beautiful
- beaches make the island a popular resort. Historic buildings
- and structures dating from the 17th century include a museum,
- several art galleries, a rare example of western hemisphere
- Jacobean architecture, and tropical gardens, all maintained by
- the Barbados National Trust. A wide variety of luxury and
- budget-class hotels and guesthouses is available.
- </p>
- <p>Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs, May
- 1990.
- </p>
- </body>
- </article>
- </text>
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