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Sovereign: Queen Elizabeth II (1952)
Governor-General: Pearlette Louisy (1997)
Prime Minister: Kenny D. Anthony (1997)
Area: 238 sq. mi. (620 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 154,020 (average annual rate of natural increase: 1.61%); birth rate: 21.6/1000; infant mortality rate: 16.6/1000; density per sq. mi.: 647
Capital and largest city (1992 est.): Castries, 13,600
Monetary unit: East Caribbean dollar
Languages: English and patois
Ethnicity/race: African descent 90.3%, mixed 5.5%, East Indian 3.2%, white 0.8%
Religions: Roman Catholic, 90%; Protestant, 7%; Anglican, 3%
Literacy rate: 67%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1997 est.): $625 million; $4,100 per capita. Real growth rate: 2.2%. Inflation: 1.9%. Unemployment: (1996 est.), 15%. Labor force: 43,800; agriculture, 43.4%; services, 38.9%; industry and commerce, 17.7% (1983 est.). Arable land: 8%. Agriculture: bananas, coconuts, vegetables, citrus, root crops, cocoa. Industry: clothing, assembly of electronic components, beverages, corrugated cardboard boxes, tourism, lime processing, coconut processing. Exports: $70.1 million (1997): bananas, clothing, cocoa, vegetables, fruits, coconut oil. Imports: $292.4 million (1997): food, manufactured goods, machinery and transportation equipment, chemicals, fuels. Major trading partners: U.K., U.S., Caricom countries, Japan, Canada.
Member of Commonwealth of Nations
