Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Facts and Figures. BASIC FACTS Official name Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Capital Kingstown Area 389 sq km 150 sq mi PEOPLE Population 118,432 (2008 estimate) Population growth Population growth rate 0.23 percent (2008 estimate) Projected population in 2025 118,308 (2025 estimate) Projected population in 2050 92,335 (2050 estimate) Population density 305 persons per sq km (2008 estimate) 789 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate) Urban/rural distribution Share urban 58 percent (2003 estimate) Share rural 42 percent (2003 estimate) Largest cities, with population Kingstown 29,000 (2003 estimate) Ethnic groups Black African descent, white, East Indian, Carib Native American Languages English (official), French patois Religious affiliations Christian 89 percent Protestant 30 percent Anglican 17 percent Roman Catholic Other Christians 9 percent 33 percent Hindu 3 percent Nonreligious 2 percent O ther 6 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Total 74.3 years (2008 estimate) Female 76.3 years (2008 estimate) Male 72.4 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate Population per physician Population per hospital bed 14 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) 1,140 people (2004) 222 people (2003) Literacy rate Total 95.6 percent (1995) Female 95.5 percent (1995) Male 95.8 percent (1995) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) Number of years of compulsory schooling Number of students per teacher, primary school 10.5 percent (2002-2003) 11 years (2002-2003) 18 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENT Form of government Constitutional monarchy Voting qualifications Universal at age 18 Constitution 27 October 1979 Armed forces Total number of military personnel Not available Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) Not available ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) GDP per capita (U.S.$) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing $423 million (2006) $3,527.80 (2006) 8.2 percent (2004) I ndustry 24.6 percent (2004) Services 67.2 percent (2004) Employment Number of workers 57,696 (2006) Workforce share of economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 15 percent (2001) I ndustry 20 percent (2001) Services 56 percent (2001) Unemployment rate 19.8 percent (1991) National budget (U.S.$) Total revenue $106.9 million (2001) Total expenditure $130.8 million (2001) Monetary unit 1 East Caribbean dollar (EC$), consisting of 100 cents Major trade partners for exports France, United States, United Kingdom, Greece, and Belgium Major trade partners for imports France, United States, Trinidad and Tobago, Singapore, and South Korea ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Electricity from thermal sources 68.42 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from hydroelectric sources 31.58 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from nuclear sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Number of radios per 1,000 people 690 (1997) Number of telephones per 1,000 people 189 (2005) Number of televisions per 1,000 people 219 (2000 estimate) Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people Paved road as a share of total roads 0.34 (2003) 9 (1996) 148 (2003) 70 percent (2003) SOURCES Basic Facts and People sections Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). Health and Education section Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Government section Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance. Economy section Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. Energy, Communication, and Transportation section Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Note Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
