Barbary Republic

Barbados is part of Kalina Commonwealth

Barbary Republic
Constituent Republic of Vekllei
Part of the Kalina Commonwealth
Capital	Freetown
Population	58,629
Area	160.56 km²
Languages	English, Barbary Creole
Vekllei Accession	1836, as part of the British Atlantic Territories

The Barbary Republic is a constituent republic of Vekllei on the northeast periphery of the Kalina archipelago, north of Antigua. It is a flat, wooded coral island without a source of fresh water. Its capital and only settlement, Freetown, lies on the edge of Barbary Lagoon in the northwest.

Originally inhabited by Arawaks, Barbary was known during the colonial period as Codrington’s Island, named for the absentee family that operated it as a slave estate between the 17th and 19th centuries. It was never part of the sugar plantation system, and was struck by two major slave rebellions prior to the outlawing of slavery in the British Empire in 1834. After incorporation into the British Atlantic Territories, Codrington’s formerly enslaved residents had autonomy from the dominion and established common farms and fishing grounds. Land during this period was held communally, a practice that continues in the present day. Most residents are black, descended from enslaved people, but there are growing populations of Verde whites and Chinese.

Barbary has a small, close-knit community that works mostly in local agriculture and municipal goods. The civil service makes up most of its formal revenues, which operates a single hospital and a few schools. Most locals go to Antigua for university. An airstrip in the south offers transport to larger airports as well as a base for recreational flying. Barbary has only has a single commuter rail service – a tram from Freetown to Coco Point – and bicycles and mopeds are typically used to get around. The interior of the island is well-wooded, and fringed by accessible beaches of high quality.