s:
negligible
Land use:
arable land:
38%
permanent crops:
12%
meadows and pastures:
6%
forest and woodland:
41%
other:
3%
Irrigated land:
10 sq km (1989 est.)
Environment:
current issues:
pollution of coastal waters and shorelines from discharges by pleasure
yachts and other effluents
natural hazards:
subject to hurricanes; Soufriere volcano is a constant threat
international agreements:
party to - Law of the Sea, Ship Pollution, Whaling
Note:
some islands of the Grenadines group are administered by Grenada

@Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, People

Population:
115,437 (July 1994 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.77% (1994 est.)
Birth rate:
20.27 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Death rate:
5.2 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Net migration rate:
-7.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
17.2 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
72.28 years
male:
70.77 years
female:
73.84 years (1994 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.08 children born/woman (1994 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Saint Vincentian(s) or Vincentian(s)
adjective:
Saint Vincentian or Vincentian
Ethnic divisions:
black African descent, white, East Indian, Carib Indian
Religions:
Anglican, Methodist, Roman Catholic, Seventh-Day Adventist
Languages:
English, French patois
Literacy:
age 15 and over having ever attended school (1970)
total population:
96%
male:
96%
female:
96%
Labor force:
67,000 (1984 est.)
by occupation:
NA

@Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Government

Names:
conventional long form:
none
conventional short form:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Digraph:
VC
Type:
constitutional monarchy
Capital:
Kingstown
Administrative divisions:
6 parishes; Charlotte, Grenadines, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint
George, Saint Patrick
Independence:
27 October 1979 (from UK)
National holiday:
Independence Day, 27 October (1979)
Constitution:
27 October 1979
Legal system:
based on English common law
Suffrage:
18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state:
Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor
General David JACK (since 29 September 1989)
head of government:
Prime Minister James F. MITCHELL (since 30 July 1984); Deputy Prime
Minister Allan C. CRUICKSHANK (since NA); note - governor general
app