oints leader of the majority party to position of prime minister
cabinet:
Cabinet; appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime
minister
Legislative branch:
unicameral
House of Assembly:
elections last held 21 February 1994 (next to be held NA July 1999);
results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (21 total; 15 elected
representatives and 6 appointed senators) NDP 10, MNU 2, SVLP 3
Judicial branch:
Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
Political parties and leaders:
New Democratic Party (NDP), James (Son) MITCHELL; Saint Vincent Labor
Party (SVLP), Stanley JOHN; United People's Movement (UPM), Adrian
SAUNDERS; Movement for National Unity (MNU), Ralph GONSALVES; National
Reform Party (NRP), Joel MIGUEL
Member of:
ACP, C, CARICOM, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, GATT, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, IDA,
IFAD, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT (nonsignatory user), INTERPOL, IOC, ITU,
LORCS, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU,
WHO
Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission:
Ambassador Kingsley C.A. LAYNE
chancery:
1717 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 102, Washington, DC 20036
telephone:
(202) 462-7806 or 7846
FAX:
(202) 462-7807
US diplomatic representation:
no official presence since the Ambassador resides in Bridgetown
(Barbados)
Flag:
three vertical bands of blue (hoist side), gold (double width), and
green; the gold band bears three green diamonds arranged in a V
pattern

@Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Economy

Overview:
Agriculture, dominated by banana production, is the most important
sector of the economy. The services sector, based mostly on a growing
tourist industry, is also important. The government has been
relatively unsuccessful at introducing new industries, and high
unemployment rates of 35%-40% continue.
National product:
GDP - purchasing power equivalent - $215 million (1992 est.)
National product real growth rate:
6.5% (1992 est.)
National product per capita:
$2,000 (1992 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
3.3% (1993 est.)
Unemployment rate:
35%-40% (1992 est.)
Budget:
revenues:
$62 million
expenditures:
$67 million, including capital expenditures of $21 million (1990 est.)
Exports:
$77.5 million (f.o.b., 1992)
commodities:
bananas, eddoes and dasheen (taro), arrowroot starch, tennis racquets
partners:
UK 54%, CARICOM 34%, US 10%
Imports:
$118.6 million (f.o.b., 1992)
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