| Country (long form) |
none |
| Capital |
Castries |
| Total Area |
239.38 sq mi
620.00 sq km
(3.5 times the size of Washington, DC) |
| Population |
156,260 (July 2000 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
235,420 |
| Languages |
English (official), French patois |
| Literacy |
67.0% total, 65.0% male, 69% female (1980 est.) |
| Religions |
Roman Catholic 90%, Protestant 7%, Anglican 3% |
| Life Expectancy |
68.74 male, 76.14 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
Westminster-style parliamentary democracy |
| Currency |
1 East Caribbean dollar (EC$) = 100 cents |
| GDP (per capita) |
$4,300 (1998 est.) |
| Industry |
clothing, assembly of electronic components, beverages, corrugated cardboard boxes, tourism, lime processing, coconut processing |
| Agriculture |
bananas, coconuts, vegetables, citrus, root crops, cocoa |
| Arable Land |
8% |
| Natural Resources |
forests, sandy beaches, minerals (pumice), mineral springs, geothermal potential |
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