ty:
noun: Saint Vincentian(s) or Vincentian(s)
adjective: Saint Vincentian or Vincentian
Ethnic divisions: African descent, Caucasian, East Indian, Carib
Indian
Religions: Anglican, Methodist, Roman Catholic, Seventh-Day Adventist
Languages: English, French patois
Literacy: age 15 and over has 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 Parnel CAMPBELL (since NA February 1994);
note - governor general appoints 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 12,
ULP 3
Judicial branch: Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (based on Saint
Lucia)
Political parties and leaders: New Democratic Party (NDP), James
MITCHELL (son of Prime Minister James F. MITCHELL); United People's
Movement (UPM), Adrian SAUNDERS; National Reform Party (NRP), Joel
MIGUEL; Unity Labor Party (ULP),Vincent BEACHE - formed by the
coalition of Saint Vincent Labor Party (SVLP) and the Movement for
National Unity (MNU)
Member of: ACP, C, CARICOM, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, GATT, IBRD, ICAO,
ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFRCS, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT (nonsignatory user),
INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU,
WCL, WFTU, WHO
Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission: Amb
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