Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Official Name:
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Area:
- 389 km 2 (Saint Vincent 344 km 2 )
- Population (2007):
- 118.149 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 84 km
- Capital:
- Kingstown
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Kingstown
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Contiguous zone: 24 nm
- Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
- Continental shelf: 200 nm
- Political divisions:
- 6 parishes; Charlotte, Grenadines, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint Patrick
- Language(s):
- English, French patois
- National holiday:
- Independence Day, 27 October (1979)
- Nationality:
- Saint Vincentian(s) or Vincentian(s)
- Official time:
- UTC-4
- Member of:
- ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WTO
- Internet country code:
- .vc
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
East Caribbean dollar (XCD) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD3.600 (2005 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 428.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 4.9% (2005 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2001 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 10%
- Industry: 26%
- Services: 64%
- Labor force:
- 41.680 (1991 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (1980):
-
- Agriculture 26%
- Industry: 17%
- Services 57%
- Unemployment rate:
- 15% (2001 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 1% (2005 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- ND
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD94.600.000
- Expenditures: USD85.800.000
- Public debt:
- ND
- Current account balance:
- ND
- Exports:
- USD 37.000.000 FOB (2004 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Bananas 39%, eddoes and dasheen (taro), arrowroot starch; tennis racquets
- Exports - Partners:
- UK 26,7%, Barbados 12,7%, Trinidad and Tobago 12,3%, Saint Lucia 10,9%, US 9,2%, Dominica 7,2%, Grenada 6,8%, Antigua and Barbuda 6,2% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 225.000.000 FOB (2004 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Foodstuffs, machinery and equipment, chemicals and fertilizers, minerals and fuels
- Imports - partners:
- US 33,3%, Trinidad and Tobago 23,6%, UK 9,4%, Japan 4,2% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- ND
- Debt - external:
- USD 223.000.000 (2004)
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