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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Condos for Sale, Discount Vacation in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
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England Description Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Resistance adjoining native Caribs prevented occupancy on St. Vincent until 1719. Disputed medially France along with the United Kingdom conducive to most of the 18th century, the island was quit to the latter in 1783. Between 1960 along with 1962, Saint Vincent increased the Grenadines was a separate legislative unit of the Federation of the West Indies. Autonomy was accede in 1969 plus independence in 1979.
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Location
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Caribbean, islands straddling the fence the Caribbean Sea besides North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad likewise Tobago
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Geographic Coordinates
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13 15 N, 61 12 W
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Area - comparative
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twice the size of Washington, DC
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Coast line
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84 km
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Climate
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tropical; little seasonal temperature variation; pouring season (May to November)
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Terrain Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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volcanic, mountainous
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Natural Resources Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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hydropower, cropland
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Irrigated land
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10 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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hurricanes; Soufriere volcano on the island of Saint Vincent is a indissoluble threat
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Environment Currentissues
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pollution of oceanographic waters likewise shorelines municipal unload closed pleasure yachts again other effluents; in some areas, pollution is severe there to make swimming prohibitive
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Geography Note
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the strategy of the islands of the Grenadines exhibit is cause to disagree average Saint Vincent furthermore the Grenadines likewise Grenada; Saint Vincent in conjunction with the Grenadines is cover of 32 islands including cays
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Population Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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104,217 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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-0.341% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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14.89 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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6.94 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-11.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.94 kiddie born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Anglican 47%, Methodist 28%, Roman Catholic 13%, other (includes Hindu, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Protestant) 12%
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Languages
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English, French patois
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Education Expenditures
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8.1% of GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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6 parishes; Charlotte, Grenadines, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint Patrick
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Administrative Divisions
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parliamentary citizenry furthermore a Commonwealth realm
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Independence
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Independence Day, 27 October (1979)
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National Holiday
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27-Oct-79
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Constitution
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make out on English trashy law; has not routine menacing ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral House of Assembly (21 seats, 15 select representatives in addition 6 allot senators; representatives absorb by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (consisting of a High Court along Court of Appeals; base on Saint Lucia; two judges of the Supreme Court reside in Saint Vincent augmented the Grenadines)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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NA
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, PetroCaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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three vertical ligature of gross (hoist side), loot* (double width), extended green; the gold band sustain three young rock prepare in a V pattern
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Flag Description
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Success of the providence predicate upon seasonal variations in agriculture, tourism, plus fashion bailiwick as long as well serving as remittance inflows. Much of the workforce is truck with in mumbo jumbo production other tourism, excluding persistent necessary unemployment has prompted many to leave the islands. This lower-middle-income unsophisticated is vulnerable to natural total* - tropical storms wiped out substantial portions of product in 1994, 1995, also 2002. In 2008, the islands have more than 200,000 tourist arrivals, mostly to the Grenadines, a fall-off of nearly 20% regarding 2007. Saint Vincent is native to a small offshore plunk sector along with has moved to shake on exhaustive regulatory standards. The government's triumph to invest in social programs over and above respond to external shocks is imprison gone its superior amenableness undoing - 25% of in the mainstream revenues bide move towards tab servicing. An habituation with Italy to write-off indebtedness reduced the public debt-to-GDP analogy to circa 70%. Following the grandiose downturn, St. Vincent over and above the Grenadines saw an efficacious go with the flow in 2009, afterwards slowing since 2006, when GDP gain reached a 10-year strong of nearly 7%. The GONSALVES governing body is departmental civil service resources to essential projects, including a new global helipad that is prepared for to abide complete in 2011.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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-6.5% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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57,520 (2007 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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15% (2001 est.)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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9.52% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$150.8 million (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$302.7 million (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$417.4 million (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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bananas, coconuts, sweet potatoes, spices; small numbers of cattle, sheep, pigs, goats; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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food processing, cement, furniture, clothing, starch
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Agriculture - Products
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Industries
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133.8 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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124.4 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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2,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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1,451 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$149 million (2007 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$193 million (2006)
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Current Account Balance
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bananas, eddoes bounteous dasheen (taro), arrowroot starch; tennis racquets
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Exports
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Greece 33.5%, France 20.4%, China 8.7%, Italy 7.9%, India 4.6% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$578 million (2006)
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Exports Partners
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foodstuffs, machinery enhanced equipment, shell aggrandized fertilizers, minerals larger fuels
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Imports
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Singapore 26.8%, Trinidad too many Tobago 13.1%, US 12%, China 8.5%, Italy 7.1%, Norway 5.1% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$223 million (2004)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 1, FM 8, shortwave 0 (2008)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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1 (plus 3 repeaters) (2004)
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Internet Country Code
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.vc
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Airports
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6 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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