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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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Background :

Resistance by native Caribs prevented colonization on St. Vincent until 1719. Disputed between France and the United Kingdom for most of the 18th century, the island was ceded to the latter in 1783. Between 1960 and 1962, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was a separate administrative unit of the Federation of the West Indies. Autonomy was granted in 1969 and independence in 1979. 

Location :

Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

13 15 N, 61 12 W  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West -61.46
North 13.38
East -61.11
South 12.58

Area :

total 389 square km
water 0 square km

Coastline :

84.00 km

Climate :

tropical; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November) 

Terrain :

volcanic, mountainous 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 0 metres
highest point 1 234 metres

Natural resources :

cropland hydropower

Land use :

arable land 17.95 %
permanent crops 17.95 %
other 64.10 %

Irrigated land :

10 square km

Natural hazards :

hurricanes volcanoes

current issues :

pollution of coastal waters and shorelines from discharges by pleasure yachts and other effluents; in some areas, pollution is severe enough to make swimming prohibitive 

international agreements :

Biodiversity Climate Change
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Desertification
Endangered Species Environmental Modification
Hazardous Wastes Law of the Sea
Marine Dumping Ozone Layer Protection
Ship Pollution Whaling

Population :

104 574 

Indicators :

Growth rate -0.34 %
Birth rate 15.27 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 1.98 children born/woman
Death rate 6.91 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate -11.80 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 25.90 %
15-64 years 66.40 %
65 years and over 7.80 %

Median age :

total 28.90 years
male 29.00 years
female 28.90 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years 1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.82 male(s)/female
total population 1.03 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 15.14 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 73.65 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 71.82 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 75.54 years

Religions :

Anglican 47.00 %
Methodist 28.00 %
Roman Catholic 13.00 %
other 12.00 %

Languages :

English  
French patois  

Literacy :

total population 96.00 %
male 96.00 %
female 96.00 %

Country name :

conventional short form Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 VC
ISO Numeric 670
ISO3 VCT
FIPS VC
ccTLD vc
English Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Administrative divisions :

6 parishes; Charlotte, Grenadines, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint Patrick 

Capital :

name Kingstown
geographic coordinates 13 09 N, 61 14 W
time difference -4.00

International organization participation :

ACP AOSIS
C CDB
Caricom FAO
G-77 IBRD
ICAO ICCt
ICRM IDA
IFAD IFRCS
ILO IMF
IMO IOC
ISO (subscriber) ITU
ITUC Interpol
MIGA NAM
OAS OECS
OPANAL OPCW
PetroCaribe UN
UNCTAD UNESCO
UNIDO UPU
WFTU WHO
WIPO WTO

Independence :

1979-10-27 

National holiday :

Independence Day

1979-10-27

Executive branch :

Prime Minister Ralph E. GONSALVES Queen ELIZABETH II

Legislative branch :

ULP 55.30 %
NDP 44.70 %

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 1 550 000 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 625 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate -6.50 %
PPP - per capita 18 100 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 10.00 %
industry 26.00 %
services 64.00 %

Labor force - by occupation :

agriculture 26.00 %
industry 17.00 %
services 57.00 %

Other Indicators :

Unemployment rate 15.00 %
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 6.10 %
Current account balance - 149 000 000 $
Debt external 223 000 000 $

Budget :

revenues 94 600 000 $
expenditures 85 800 000 $

Agriculture - products :

bananas coconuts
fish goats
pigs sheep
spices sweet potatoes

Industries :

cement clothing
food processing furniture
starch

Energy :

Electricity Production 133 800 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 124 400 000 kWh
Oil Consumption 2 000 bbl/day
Oil Imports 1 451 bbl/day

Value :

193 000 000 $

Partners :

Greece (gr) 33.50 %
France (fr) 20.40 %
China (cn) 8.70 %
Italy (it) 7.90 %
India (in) 4.60 %

Commodities :

arrowroot starch bananas
eddoes and dasheen (taro) tennis racquets

Value :

578 000 000 $

Commodities :

chemicals and fertilizers foodstuffs
machinery and equipment mineral fuels

Currency-name :

East Caribbean dollar 

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 22 800
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 130 100
FM Radio broadcast stations 6
Television broadcast stations 1
Internet Country code (ccTLD) vc
Internet Hosts 181
Internet Users 66 000

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 5
Roadways - total 829 km
Roadways - paved 580 km
Roadways - unpaved 249 km

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