| Country (long form) |
none |
| Capital |
Kingstown |
| Total Area |
150.19 sq mi
389.00 sq km
(twice the size of Washington, DC) |
| Population |
115,461 (July 2000 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 |
70.6 male, 74.06 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
parliamentary democracy |
| Currency |
1 East Caribbean dollar (EC$) = 100 cents |
| GDP (per capita) |
$2,600 (1999 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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