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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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.
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
13 15 N, 61 12 W
(Latitude, Longtitude)
West
-61.46
North
13.38
East
-61.11
South
12.58
total
389
square km
water
0
square km
tropical; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
lowest point
0
metres
highest point
1 234
metres
arable land
17.95
%
permanent crops
17.95
%
other
64.10
%
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
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
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
0-14 years
25.90
%
15-64 years
66.40
%
65 years and over
7.80
%
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
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
Anglican
47.00
%
Methodist
28.00
%
Roman Catholic
13.00
%
other
12.00
%
total population
96.00
%
male
96.00
%
female
96.00
%
conventional short form
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
ISO 3166
VC
ISO Numeric
670
ISO3
VCT
FIPS
VC
ccTLD
vc
English
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
6 parishes; Charlotte, Grenadines, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint Patrick
name
Kingstown
geographic coordinates
13 09 N, 61 14 W
time difference
-4.00
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 Day
1979-10-27
Prime Minister Ralph E. GONSALVES
Queen ELIZABETH II
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
$
agriculture
10.00
%
industry
26.00
%
services
64.00
%
agriculture
26.00
%
industry
17.00
%
services
57.00
%
Unemployment rate
15.00
%
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
6.10
%
Current account balance
- 149 000 000
$
Debt external
223 000 000
$
revenues
94 600 000
$
expenditures
85 800 000
$
bananas
coconuts
fish
goats
pigs
sheep
spices
sweet potatoes
cement
clothing
food processing
furniture
starch
Electricity Production
133 800 000
kWh
Electricity Consumption
124 400 000
kWh
Oil Consumption
2 000
bbl/day
Oil Imports
1 451
bbl/day
arrowroot starch
bananas
eddoes and dasheen (taro)
tennis racquets
chemicals and fertilizers
foodstuffs
machinery and equipment
mineral fuels
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
Airports with paved runways
5
Roadways - total
829
km
Roadways - paved
580
km
Roadways - unpaved
249
km
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