Compare Saint Lucia (2003) - Saint Kitts and Nevis (2002)

Compare Saint Lucia (2003) z Saint Kitts and Nevis (2002)

	Saint Lucia (2003)	Saint Kitts and Nevis (2002)

Administrative divisions	11 quarters; Anse-la-Raye, Castries, Choiseul, Dauphin, Dennery, Gros-Islet, Laborie, Micoud, Praslin, Soufriere, Vieux-Fort	14 parishes; Christ Church Nichola Town, Saint Anne Sandy Point, Saint George Basseterre, Saint George Gingerland, Saint James Windward, Saint John Capesterre, Saint John Figtree, Saint Mary Cayon, Saint Paul Capesterre, Saint Paul Charlestown, Saint Peter Basseterre, Saint Thomas Lowland, Saint Thomas Middle Island, Trinity Palmetto Point
Age structure	0-14 years: 31.1% (male 25,883; female 24,569) 15-64 years: 63.7% (male 50,711; female 52,508) 65 years and over: 5.2% (male 3,147; female 5,339) (2003 est.)	0-14 years: 29.4% (male 5,827; female 5,571) 15-64 years: 61.9% (male 11,980; female 12,005) 65 years and over: 8.7% (male 1,383; female 1,970) (2002 est.)
Agriculture - products	bananas, coconuts, vegetables, citrus, root crops, cocoa	sugarcane, rice, yams, vegetables, bananas; fish
Airports	2 (2002)	2 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 2 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002)	total: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002)
Area	total: 616 sq km land: 606 sq km water: 10 sq km	total: 261 sq km (Saint Kitts 168 sq km; Nevis 93 sq km) land: 261 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	3.5 times the size of Washington, DC	1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Background	The island, with its fine natural harbor at Castries, was contested between England and France throughout the 17th and early 18th centuries (changing possession 14 times); it was finally ceded to the UK in 1814. Self-government was granted in 1967 and independence in 1979.	First settled by the British in 1623, the islands became an associated state with full internal autonomy in 1967. The island of Anguilla rebelled and was allowed to secede in 1971. Saint Kitts and Nevis achieved independence in 1983. In 1998, a vote in Nevis on a referendum to separate from Saint Kitts fell short of the two-thirds majority needed.
Birth rate	20.93 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)	18.61 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Budget	revenues: $141.2 million expenditures: $146.7 million, including capital expenditures of $25.1 million (2000 est.)	revenues: $85.7 million expenditures: $95.6 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (2001 est.)
Capital	Castries	Basseterre
Climate	tropical, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season from January to April, rainy season from May to August	tropical tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
Coastline	158 km	135 km
Constitution	22 February 1979	19 September 1983
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Saint Lucia	conventional long form: Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis conventional short form: Saint Kitts and Nevis former: Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis
Currency	East Caribbean dollar (XCD)	East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Death rate	5.24 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)	9.04 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Debt - external	$214 million (2000)	$140 million (2000) (2000)
Diplomatic representation from the US	the US does not have an embassy in Saint Lucia; the US Ambassador in Barbados is accredited to Saint Lucia	the US does not have an embassy in Saint Kitts and Nevis; the US Ambassador in Barbados is accredited to Saint Kitts and Nevis
Diplomatic representation in the US	chief of mission: Ambassador Sonia Merlyn JOHNNY chancery: 3216 New Mexico Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016 telephone: [1] (202) 364-6792 through 6795 FAX: [1] (202) 364-6723 consulate(s) general: Miami and New York	chief of mission: Ambassador Osbert LIBURD chancery: 3216 New Mexico Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016 telephone: [1] (202) 686-2636 FAX: [1] (202) 686-5740 consulate(s) general: New York
Disputes - international	protests Venezuela's claim to give full effect to Aves Island, which creates a Venezuelan EEZ/continental shelf extending over a large portion of the Caribbean Sea	none
Economic aid - recipient	$51.8 million (1995)	$5.5 million (1995) (1995)
Economy - overview	The recent changes in the EU import preference regime and the increased competition from Latin American bananas have made economic diversification increasingly important in Saint Lucia. The island nation has been able to attract foreign business and investment, especially in its offshore banking and tourism industries. The manufacturing sector is the most diverse in the Eastern Caribbean area, and the government is trying to revitalize the banana industry. Economic fundamentals remain solid.	Sugar was the traditional mainstay of the St. Kitts economy until the 1970s. Although the crop still dominates the agricultural sector, activities such as tourism, export-oriented manufacturing, and offshore banking have assumed larger roles in the economy. As tourism revenues are now the chief source of the islands' foreign exchange, a decline in stopover tourist arrivals following the September 11 terrorist attacks has eroded government finances. The government revised estimates of 2001 growth down to 1% and faces dim recovery prospects in 2002, given the depressed state of the tourism industry, low sugar prices, and a growing budget deficit.
Electricity - consumption	111.8 million kWh (2001)	88.35 million kWh (2000)
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2001)	0 kWh (2000)
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2001)	0 kWh (2000)
Electricity - production	120.2 million kWh (2001)	95 million kWh (2000)
Electricity - production by source	fossil fuel: 100% hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2001)	fossil fuel: 100% hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2000)
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Mount Gimie 950 m	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Mount Liamuiga 1,156 m
Environment - current issues	deforestation; soil erosion, particularly in the northern region	NA
Environment - international agreements	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling signed, but not ratified: Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Ethnic groups	black 90%, mixed 6%, East Indian 3%, white 1%	predominantly black some British, Portuguese, and Lebanese
Exchange rates	East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7 (2002), 2.7 (2001), 2.7 (2000), 2.7 (1999), 2.7 (1998)	East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7000 (fixed rate since 1976)
Executive branch	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General Dr. Perlette LOUISY (since September 1997) head of government: Prime Minister Kenneth Davis ANTHONY (since 24 May 1997) and Deputy Prime Minister Mario MICHEL (since 24 May 1997) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the governor general is appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of a majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the governor general; deputy prime minister appointed by the governor general	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General Cuthbert Montraville SEBASTIAN (since 1 January 1996) head of government: Prime Minister Dr. Denzil DOUGLAS (since 6 July 1995) and Deputy Prime Minister Sam CONDOR (since 6 July 1995) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general in consultation with the prime minister elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the governor general is appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or leader of a majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the governor general; deputy prime minister appointed by the governor general
Exports	NA (2001)	$51.7 million (2000 est.)
Exports - commodities	bananas 41%, clothing, cocoa, vegetables, fruits, coconut oil	machinery, food, electronics, beverages, tobacco
Exports - partners	UK 48.6%, US 27.8%, Barbados 7.6% (2002)	US 68.5%, UK 22.3%, Caricom countries 5.5% (1995 est.)
Fiscal year	1 April - 31 March	calendar year
Flag description	blue, with a gold isosceles triangle below a black arrowhead; the upper edges of the arrowhead have a white border	divided diagonally from the lower hoist side by a broad black band bearing two white, five-pointed stars; the black band is edged in yellow; the upper triangle is green, the lower triangle is red
GDP	purchasing power parity - $866 million (2002 est.)	purchasing power parity - $339 million (2001 est.)
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: 7% industry: 20% services: 73% (2002 est.)	agriculture: 4% industry: 26% services: 71% (2001) (2001)
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - $5,400 (2002 est.)	purchasing power parity - $8,700 (2001 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	3.3% (2002 est.)	1% (2001 est.)
Geographic coordinates	13 53 N, 60 68 W	17 20 N, 62 45 W
Geography - note	the twin Pitons (Gros Piton and Petit Piton), striking cone-shaped peaks south of Soufriere, are one of the scenic natural highlights of the Caribbean	with coastlines in the shape of a baseball bat and ball, the two volcanic islands are separated by a three-km-wide channel called The Narrows; on the southern tip of long, baseball bat-shaped Saint Kitts lies the Great Salt Pond; Nevis Peak sits in the center of its almost circular namesake island and its ball shape complements that of its sister island
Highways	total: 1,210 km paved: 63 km unpaved: 1,147 km (1999 est.)	total: 320 km paved: 136 km unpaved: 184 km (2000)
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
Illicit drugs	transit point for South American drugs destined for the US and Europe	transshipment point for South American drugs destined for the US and Europe; some money-laundering activity
Imports	NA (2001)	$141.3 million (2000 est.)
Imports - commodities	food 23%, manufactured goods 21%, machinery and transportation equipment 19%, chemicals, fuels	machinery, manufactures, food, fuels
Imports - partners	Brazil 41.7%, US 21.4%, Trinidad and Tobago 11.9% (2002)	US 42.4%, Caricom countries 17.2%, UK 11.3% (1995 est.)
Independence	22 February 1979 (from UK)	19 September 1983 (from UK)
Industrial production growth rate	-8.9% (1997 est.)	NA%
Industries	clothing, assembly of electronic components, beverages, corrugated cardboard boxes, tourism, lime processing, coconut processing	sugar processing, tourism, cotton, salt, copra, clothing, footwear, beverages
Infant mortality rate	total: 14.37 deaths/1,000 live births male: 15.51 deaths/1,000 live births female: 13.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)	15.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	3% (2001 est.)	1.7% (2001 est.)
International organization participation	ACCT, ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ITU, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO	ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW (signatory), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WTrO
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)	15 (2000)	16 (2000)
Irrigated land	30 sq km (1998 est.)	NA sq km
Judicial branch	Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (jurisdiction extends to Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, the British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)	Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (based on Saint Lucia; one judge of the Supreme Court resides in Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Labor force	43,800	18,172 (June 1995)
Labor force - by occupation	agriculture 21.7%, services 53.6%, industry, commerce, and manufacturing 24.7% (2002 est.)	NA
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 4.92% permanent crops: 22.95% other: 72.13% (1998 est.)	arable land: 16.67% permanent crops: 2.78% other: 80.55% (1998 est.)
Languages	English (official), French patois	English
Legal system	based on English common law	based on English common law
Legislative branch	bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (11 seats; six members appointed on the advice of the prime minister, three on the advice of the leader of the opposition, and two after consultation with religious, economic, and social groups) and the House of Assembly (17 seats; members are elected by popular vote from single-member constituencies to serve five-year terms) elections: House of Assembly - last held 3 December 2001 (next to be held NA December 2006) election results: House of Assembly - percent of vote by party - SLP 55%, UWP 37%, NA 3.5%; seats by party - SLP 14, UWP 3	unicameral National Assembly (14 seats, 3 appointed and 11 popularly elected from single-member constituencies; members serve five-year terms) elections: last held 6 March 2000 (next to be held by July 2005) election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - SKNLP 8, CCM 2, NRP 1
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 73.08 years male: 69.52 years female: 76.9 years (2003 est.)	total population: 71.29 years male: 68.49 years female: 74.26 years (2002 est.)
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 67% male: 65% female: 69% (1980 est.)	definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 97% male: 97% female: 98% (1980 est.)
Location	Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago	Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago
Map references	Central America and the Caribbean	Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims	contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM	contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin territorial sea: 12 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
Merchant marine	none (2002 est.)	none (2002 est.)
Military branches	Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (includes Special Service Unit and Coast Guard)	Saint Kitts and Nevis Defense Force (including Coast Guard), Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Police Force (including Special Service Unit)
Military expenditures - dollar figure	$NA	$NA
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	$NA	NA%
National holiday	Independence Day, 22 February (1979)	Independence Day, 19 September (1983)
Nationality	noun: Saint Lucian(s) adjective: Saint Lucian	noun: Kittitian(s), Nevisian(s) adjective: Kittitian, Nevisian
Natural hazards	hurricanes and volcanic activity	hurricanes (July to October)
Natural resources	forests, sandy beaches, minerals (pumice), mineral springs, geothermal potential	arable land
Net migration rate	-3.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)	-9.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Political parties and leaders	National Alliance or NA [George ODLUM]; Saint Lucia Freedom Party or SFP [Martinus FRANCOIS]; Saint Lucia Labor Party or SLP [Kenneth ANTHONY]; Sou Tout Apwe Fete Fini or STAFF [Christopher HUNTE]; United Workers Party or UWP [Dr. Morella JOSEPH]	Concerned Citizens Movement or CCM [Vance AMORY]; Nevis Reformation Party or NRP [Joseph PARRY]; People's Action Movement or PAM [Lindsey GRANT]; Saint Kitts and Nevis Labor Party or SKNLP [Dr. Denzil DOUGLAS]
Political pressure groups and leaders	NA	NA
Population	162,157 (July 2003 est.)	38,736 (July 2002 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%	NA%
Population growth rate	1.25% (2003 est.)	0.01% (2002 est.)
Ports and harbors	Castries, Vieux Fort	Basseterre, Charlestown
Radio broadcast stations	AM 2, FM 7 (plus 3 repeaters), shortwave 0 (1998)	AM 3, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios	-	28,000 (1997)
Railways	0 km	total: 58 km narrow gauge: 58 km 0.762-m gauge on Saint Kitts to serve sugarcane plantations (2002)
Religions	Roman Catholic 90%, Anglican 3%, other Protestant 7%	Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.59 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2003 est.)	at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2002 est.)
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal	18 years of age; universal
Telephone system	general assessment: adequate system domestic: system is automatically switched international: direct microwave radio relay link with Martinique and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; tropospheric scatter to Barbados; international calls beyond these countries are carried by Intelsat from Martinique	general assessment: good interisland and international connections domestic: interisland links to Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Martin (Guadeloupe and Netherlands Antilles) are handled by VHF/UHF/SHF radiotelephone international: international calls are carried by radiotelephone to Antigua and Barbuda and switched there to submarine cable or to Intelsat; or carried to Saint Martin (Guadeloupe and Netherlands Antilles) by radiotelephone and switched to Intelsat
Telephones - main lines in use	37,000 (1997)	17,000 (1997)
Telephones - mobile cellular	1,600 (1997)	205 (1997)
Television broadcast stations	3 (of which two are commercial stations and one is a community antenna television or CATV channel) (1997)	1 (plus three repeaters) (1997)
Terrain	volcanic and mountainous with some broad, fertile valleys	volcanic with mountainous interiors
Total fertility rate	2.29 children born/woman (2003 est.)	2.39 children born/woman (2002 est.)
Unemployment rate	16.5% (1997 est.)	4.5% (1997) (1997)
Waterways	none	none

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