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GeographyLocation: Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago
Area: Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 135 km
PeoplePopulation: 40,992 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 0.85% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 23.49 births/1,000 population Death rate: 9.56 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: -5.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 19.4 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 2.56 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: black African Religions: Anglican, other Protestant sects, Roman Catholic Languages: English
Literacy:
age 15 and over has ever attended school (1980)
Government
Names:
Type: constitutional monarchy Capital: Basseterre Independence: 19 September 1983 (from UK) Constitution: 19 September 1983
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $210 million National product real growth rate: 4.5% National product per capita: $5,300 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 1.6% Unemployment rate: 12.2%
Electricity:
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