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GeographyLocation: Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Area: Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 158 km
PeoplePopulation: 156,050 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 1.17% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 22.48 births/1,000 population Death rate: 6.1 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: -4.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 20.5 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 2.37 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: African descent 90.3%, mixed 5.5%, East Indian 3.2%, Caucasian 0.8% Religions: Roman Catholic 90%, Protestant 7%, Anglican 3% Languages: English (official), French patois
Literacy:
age 15 and over has ever attended school (1980)
Government
Names:
Type: parliamentary democracy Capital: Castries Independence: 22 February 1979 (from UK) Constitution: 22 February 1979
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $610 million National product real growth rate: 2% National product per capita: $4,200 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 0.8% Unemployment rate: 25%
Electricity:
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| The Mother Nature was kind to Olympic athletes and spectators. The average high temperature during the Games was 89 degrees with an average low of 72 degrees. Highest temperature registered (20 July) - 99 degrees. Lowest high temperature registered is 79 degrees (28 July). |