{"population":303431,"blurb":{"text":"Barbados is an island nation in the Caribbean Sea. It is part of the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies and is the southernmost and easternmost island of the Caribbean region. It lies on the boundary of the South American and Caribbean tectonic plates. Its capital and largest city is Bridgetown.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbados"},"vexillology":{"text":"The flag of Barbados was designed by Grantley W. Prescod and was officially adopted to represent Barbados at midnight on 30 November 1966, the day the country gained independence.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Barbados"},"flagDesign":{"text":"The flag consists of a triband of two bands of ultramarine, which are said to stand for the ocean surrounding the country and the sky, though some sources attribute both blue stripes to be representing the ocean. The blue stripes are separated by a golden middle band, which represents the sand. A black trident head, commonly called the broken trident, is centred in the golden band, and the fact that the staff is missing is significant. The trident symbol was taken from Barbados' colonial badge, where the trident of Poseidon is shown with Britannia holding it. The broken lower part symbolises a symbolic break from its status as a colony. The three points of the trident represent the three principles of democracy: government of the people, government for the people, and government by the people.\n\nThe official British Standard colour code numbers for the flag are:\nUltramarine — BCC 148, Gold — BS O/002.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Barbados"},"photos":["https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/1632_Cardona_Descripcion_Indias_%2811%29.jpg/500px-1632_Cardona_Descripcion_Indias_%2811%29.jpg","https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Barbados_Midibus1.jpg/500px-Barbados_Midibus1.jpg","https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/Barbados_bus_stop.jpg","https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Bathsheba%2C_Barbados_08.jpg/500px-Bathsheba%2C_Barbados_08.jpg"]}