Editing Politics of Barbados (section)

==Summary of governmental organization==
; Name: [[Barbados]]

; Type of government : [[Parliamentary democracy]] with a [[Republic|constitutional republic]].<!---[[Parliamentary republic]].--->

; Capital : [[Bridgetown]].

; Administrative divisions : 11 parishes: [[Christ Church, Barbados|Christ Church]], [[Saint Andrew, Barbados|Saint Andrew]], [[Saint George, Barbados|Saint George]], [[Saint James, Barbados|Saint James]], [[Saint John, Barbados|Saint John]], [[Saint Joseph, Barbados|Saint Joseph]], [[Saint Lucy, Barbados|Saint Lucy]], [[Saint Michael, Barbados|Saint Michael]], [[Saint Peter, Barbados|Saint Peter]], [[Saint Philip, Barbados|Saint Philip]], [[Saint Thomas, Barbados|Saint Thomas]]; and the city of [[Bridgetown]]

; Constitution : [[Westminster system]], based on unwritten [[Constitutional convention (political custom)|conventions]] and written [[Constitution of Barbados|legislation]].

; Legal system : [[English law|English]] [[common law]]; accepts compulsory [[International Court of Justice]] jurisdiction, with reservations.

; Suffrage : Citizens aged 18 years or older.

; Participation in [[international organization]]s : [[Caribbean Community|CARICOM]], [[Caribbean (CARICOM) Single Market and Economy|CSME]], [[Caribbean Court of Justice|CCJ]], [[Association of Caribbean States|ACS]], [[International Criminal Court|ICCt]], [[ACP countries|ACP]], [[Commonwealth of Nations]], [[Caribbean Development Bank|CDB]], [[United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean|ECLAC]], [[Food and Agriculture Organization|FAO]], [[Group of 77|G-77]], [[Inter-American Defense Board|IADB]], [[International Bank for Reconstruction and Development|IBRD]], [[International Civil Aviation Organization|ICAO]], [[International Confederation of Free Trade Unions|ICFTU]], [[International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement|ICRM]], [[International Fund for Agricultural Development|IFAD]], [[International Finance Corporation|IFC]], [[International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement|IFRCS]], [[International Labour Organization|ILO]], [[International Monetary Fund|IMF]], [[International Maritime Organization]], [[Intelsat]], [[Interpol (organization)|Interpol]], [[IOC]], [[International Organization for Standardization|ISO]], [[ITU]], [[Latin American Economic System|LAES]], [[Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency|MIGA]], [[Non-Aligned Movement|NAM]], [[Organization of American States|OAS]], [[OPANAL]], [[United Nations|UN]], [[United Nations Conference on Trade and Development|UNCTAD]], [[UNESCO]], [[United Nations Industrial Development Organization|UNIDO]], [[Universal Postal Union|UPU]], [[World Customs Organization|WCO]], [[World Federation of Trade Unions|WFTU]], [[World Health Organization|WHO]], [[World Intellectual Property Organization|WIPO]], [[World Meteorological Organization|WMO]], [[World Trade Organization|WTrO]].

; Description of [[national flag]] : Three vertical panels – the outer panels of ultramarine and the centre panel of gold. A broken trident in black is the centre of the flag.
{{See|Flag of Barbados}}

===Executive power===
; [[Head of state]]: [[Sandra Mason]], [[President of Barbados]] (since 30 November 2021).

; [[Head of government]]: [[List of Prime Ministers of Barbados|Prime Minister]] [[Mia Mottley]] (since 25 May 2018).

; [[Cabinet of Barbados|Cabinet]] : [[The Ministry|Ministers]] chosen by the prime minister and appointed by the president's assent. Cabinet leads various ministries and agencies. Constitutionally, there must be at least five ministers, who may be appointed exclusively from within Parliament.

; Elections : The president is indirectly elected by Parliament, by a two-thirds supermajority in each house, for a four-year term. In following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party in the House of Assembly is usually designated by the president to become prime minister.