St. Vincent
Official name: |
St. Vincent |
Capital City: |
Kingstown |
Current Local Time: |
| Country website: |
http://www.dhl.com/ |
International Dialing Code: |
599 |
Population: |
118,344 (July 1996 e |
Currency: |
1 EC dollar (EC$) = 100 cents |
Spoken Languages: |
English, French patois |
Holidays: |
Jan 1, Mar 15, Apr 22, 25, May 2, 24, Jun 3, Jul 4, 5, Aug 1, Oct 27, Dec 24, 27 |
Major Exports: |
Commodities: bananas, eddoes and dasheen (taro), arrowroot starch, tennis racquets |
Partners: UK 54%, Caricom countries 34%, US 10% Major Imports: |
Commodities: foodstuffs, machinery and equipment, chemicals and fertilizers, minerals and fuels |
Partners: US 36%, Caricom countries 21%, UK 18%, Trinidad and Tobago 13% Total Export: |
$57.1 million (f.o.b., 1993) |
Total Import: |
$134.6 million (f.o.b., 1993) |
Gross Domestic Product: |
$240 million (1995 est.) |
Per Capita Income: |
$2,060 (1995 est.) |
Literacy Rate: |
96% |
Population Growth Rate: |
0.64% (1996 est.) |
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