Country (long form) |
none |
Capital |
Kingstown |
Total Area |
150.19 sq mi 389.00 sq km (twice the size of Washington, DC) |
Population |
115,942 (July 2001 est.) |
Estimated Population in 2050 |
92,335 |
Languages |
English, French patois |
Literacy |
96.0% total, 96.0% male, 96% female (1970 est.) |
Religions |
Anglican 47%, Methodist 28%, Roman Catholic 13%, Seventh-Day Adventist, Hindu, other Protestant |
Life Expectancy |
70.83 male, 74.34 female (2001 est.) |
Government Type |
parliamentary democracy |
Currency |
1 East Caribbean dollar (EC$) = 100 cents |
GDP (per capita) |
$2,800 (2000 est.) |
Industry |
food processing, cement, furniture, clothing, starch |
Agriculture |
bananas, coconuts, sweet potatoes, spices; small numbers of cattle, sheep, pigs, goats; fish |
Arable Land |
10% |
Natural Resources |
hydropower, cropland |
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