STATISTICS: SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Official name: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Form of government: constitutional monarchy with one legislative house (House of Assembly ). Chief of state: British Monarch represented by Governor-General. Head of government: Prime Minister. Capital: Kingstown. Official language: English. Official religion: none. Monetary unit: 1 Eastern Caribbean dollar (EC$) = 100 cents; valuation (Sept. 25, 1998) 1 U.S.$ = EC$2.70; 1 = EC$4.60. Demography Population (1998): 113,000. Density (1998): persons per sq mi 751.8, persons per sq km 290.3. Urban-rural (1995){2}: urban 24.6%; rural 75.4%. Sex distribution (1995): male 49.90%; female 50.10%. Age breakdown (1991): under 15, 37.2%; 15-29, 29.5%; 30-44, 16.1%; 45-59, 8.3%; 60-74, 6.4%; 75 and over, 2.5%. Population projection: (2000) 114,000; (2010) 124,000. Doubling time: 44 years. Ethnic composition (1995): black 82.0%; mixed 13.9%; other 4.1%. Religious affiliation (1995): Protestant 57.0%, of which Anglican 17.9%, Pentecostal 14.9%, Methodist 10.5%; Roman Catholic 10.7%; other/non-religious 32.3%. Major city (1995): Kingstown 15,908. Vital statistics Birth rate per 1,000 population (1995){3}: 22.4 (world avg. 25.0); legitimate, n.a.; illegitimate, n.a. Death rate per 1,000 population (1995){3}: 6.6 (world avg. 9.3). Natural increase rate per 1,000 population (1995){3}: 15.9 (world avg. 15.7). Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman; 1996): 2.0. Marriage rate per 1,000 population (1994): 4.2. Divorce rate per 1,000 population (1994) : 0.8. Life expectancy at birth (1996): male 71.4 years; female 74.5 years. Major causes of death per 100,000 population (1994): diseases of the circulatory system 237.2, of which cerebrovascular diseases 75.7, ischemic heart disease 72.1; malignant neoplasms (cancers) 94.0; endocrine and metabolic disorders 68.4; infectious and parasitic diseases 44.7. National economy Budget (1995). Revenue: EC$194,800,000 (consumption duties on imports 28.9%, income taxes 24.6%, nontax revenue 12.4%, taxes on goods and services 11.7%, import duties 11.4%). Expenditures: EC$191,300,000 (current expenditure 87.0%; development expenditure 13.0%). Public debt (external, outstanding; 1996): U.S.$86,200,000. Land use (1994): forested 36%; meadows and pastures 5%; agricultural and under permanent cultivation 28%; other 31%. Tourism (1995): receipts from visitors U.S.$47,200,000; expenditures by nationals abroad U.S.$5,600,000. Production (metric tons except as noted). Agriculture, forestry, fishing (1996): bananas 55,000, coconuts 23,000, eddoes and dasheens{4} 6,252{5}, sweet potatoes 1,700, mangoes 1,400, yams 1,100, oranges 960, lemons and limes 870, ginger 799{5}, arrowroot starch 635{6}, soursops, guavas, and papaws are other important fruits; livestock (number of live animals) 13,000 sheep, 9,400 pigs, 6,200 cattle; roundwood, n.a.; fish catch (1995) 1,480. Mining and quarrying: sand and gravel for local use. Manufacturing (export value of manufactures in U.S.$'000,000; 1995): packaged flour 8.7; packaged rice 6.4; other goods (mostly garments, sporting goods, and electronic goods) 8.1. Construction (gross floor area planned; 1994): 104,878 sq m. Energy production (consumption): electricity (kW-hr; 1995) 73,200,000 (64,100,000); coal, none (none); crude petroleum, none (none); petroleum products (metric tons; 1994) none (39,000); natural gas, none (none). Gross national product (1996): U.S.$264,000,000 (U.S.$2,370 per capita). Population economically active (1991): total 41,682; activity rate of total population 39.1% (participation rates: ages 15-64, 67.5%; female 35.9%; unemployed more than 30%). Household income and expenditure. Average household size (1991) 3.9; income per household (1988) EC$4,579 (U.S.$1,696); sources of income: n.a.; expenditure (1975-76); food and beverages 59.8%, clothing 7.7%, household furnishings 6.6%, housing 6.3%, energy 6.2%, other 13.4%. Foreign trade Imports (1995): U.S.$119,400,000 (basic manufactures 44.8%; food products 21.1%; machinery and transport equipment 21.1%; chemical products 15.3%). Major import sources: United States 36.6%; Caricom countries 26.9%, of which Trinidad and Tobago 17.0%; United Kingdom 12.9%. Exports (1995): U.S.$62,000,000 (domestic exports 93.8%, of which bananas 35.3%, packaged flour 14.0%, packaged rice 10.4%, eddoes and dasheens{4} 2.3%; reexports 6.2%). Major export destinations: Caricom countries 44.8%, of which St. Lucia 11.0%, Trinidad and Tobago 8.4%; United Kingdom 39.0%; United States 9.0%. Transport Transport. Railroads: none. Roads (1995): total length 634 mi, 1,020 km (paved 31%). Vehicles (1994): passenger cars 5,753; trucks and buses 3,042. Merchant marine (1992): vessels (100 gross tons and over) 881; total deadweight tonnage 7,044,189. Air transport (1994): passenger arrivals 111,234, passenger departures 116,536; airports (1997) with scheduled flights 5. Education and health Educational attainment (1980). Percentage of population age 25 and over having: no formal schooling 2.4%; primary education 88.0%; secondary 8.2%; higher 1.4%. Literacy (1991): total population age 15 and over literate 64,000 (96.0%). Health (1995): physicians (1992) 55 (1 per 2,000 persons); hospital beds 444 (1 per 248 persons); infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births 19.0{3}. Food (1995): daily per capita caloric intake 2,427 (vegetable products 83%, animal products 17%); 100% of FAO recommended minimum requirement. Military Total active duty personnel (1992): 634-member police force includes a coast guard and paramilitary unit. {1} Includes 6 nonelective seats occupied by senators (rather than representatives); excludes speaker who may be elected from within or from outside of the House of Assembly membership. {2} Urban defined as Kingstown and suburbs. {3} Based on year of registration rather than year of occurrence. {4} Varieties of taro roots. {5} 1993. {6} 1992-93.