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Practical Country Info
Barbados Practical Country Info
BridgetownLocal time
Time, road side, electricity, plugs, communications and standard country identifiers in one practical reference.
For Barbados, civil time is represented by America/Barbados, traffic keeps to the left side, the listed mains supply is 115 V, the international calling code is +1246, and the country-code domain is .bb.
Time zone
America/Barbados
Driving side
Left side
Mains voltage
115 V
Calling code
+1246
ISO alpha-2
BB
Civil time
Barbados time right now
Civil time reference
IANA time-zone identifiers used on this page
Barbados is represented here using America/Barbados.
Road standard
Driving side
Left side traffic
Road convention
Vehicles normally travel on the left side of the road in Barbados.
Electrical system
Electrical system
Mains electricity
Nominal mains voltage
115 V
Plug and socket types
Plug and socket types
Type A
2 flat parallel pins
Type B
2 flat pins + round earth pin
Socket diagrams show the identifying pin geometry. Actual outlet faceplates can vary by manufacturer and installation.
Communications and identifiers
How Barbados is identified internationally
+1246
Calling code
.bb
Country domain
BB
ISO 3166
Alpha 2BB
Alpha 3BRB
Numeric052
For Barbados, measurement: This page uses SI (metric) units as the reference system for measurement comparisons. Everyday and sector-specific practice may also use other units.
Structured reference
Barbados practical data table
| Field | Barbados | Authority / basis |
|---|---|---|
| Time zone | America/Barbados | IANA |
| Driving side | Left side | Cited road convention |
| Mains voltage | 115 V | Cited electrical reference |
| Commercial frequency | 50 Hz | Cited electrical reference |
| Calling code | +1246 | ITU |
| ccTLD | .bb | IANA Root Zone |
| ISO alpha-2 | BB | ISO 3166 |
| ISO alpha-3 | BRB | ISO 3166 |
| ISO numeric | 052 | ISO 3166 |
| Measurement practice | This page uses SI (metric) units as the reference system for measurement comparisons. Everyday and sector-specific practice may also use other units. | Page methodology |
Sources & methodology
The source cards below document Barbados's cited practical-data fields, including calling code +1246, ccTLD .bb, time-zone reference America/Barbados, and identify the authority used for each claim.