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Compare Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2004) z Jan Mayen (2002)

 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2004)Jan Mayen (2002)
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesJan Mayen
Administrative divisions 6 parishes; Charlotte, Grenadines, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint Patrick -
Age structure 0-14 years: 27.6% (male 16,463; female 15,872)


15-64 years: 66% (male 39,827; female 37,547)


65 years and over: 6.4% (male 3,247; female 4,237) (2004 est.)		 -
Agriculture - products bananas, coconuts, sweet potatoes, spices, small numbers of cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, fish -
Airports 6 (2003 est.) 1 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways total: 5


914 to 1,523 m: 4


under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)		 -
Airports - with unpaved runways total: 1


under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)		 total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002)
Area total: 389 sq km (Saint Vincent 344 sq km)


land: 389 sq km


water: 0 sq km		 total: 373 sq km


land: 373 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative twice the size of Washington, DC slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
Background Disputed between France and the United Kingdom in the 18th century, Saint Vincent was ceded to the latter in 1783. Autonomy was granted in 1969 and independence in 1979. This desolate, mountainous island was named after a Dutch whaling captain who indisputably discovered it in 1614 (earlier claims are inconclusive). Visited only occasionally by seal hunters and trappers over the following centuries, the island came under Norwegian sovereignty in 1929. The long dormant Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg volcano resumed activity in 1970; it is the northernmost active volcano on earth.
Birth rate 16.77 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) -
Budget revenues: $94.6 million


expenditures: $85.8 million, including capital expenditures of NA (2000 est.)		 -
Capital Kingstown -
Climate tropical; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November) arctic maritime with frequent storms and persistent fog
Coastline 84 km 124.1 km
Constitution 27 October 1979 -
Country name conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines		 conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Jan Mayen
Currency East Caribbean dollar (XCD) -
Death rate 6.04 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) -
Debt - external $167.2 million (2000) -
Dependency status - territory of Norway; administered from Oslo through a governor (sysselmann) resident in Longyearbyen (Svalbard); however, authority has been delegated to a station commander of the Norwegian Defense Communication Service
Diplomatic representation from the US the US does not have an embassy in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the US Ambassador to Barbados, Ambassador Mary E. KRAMER, is accredited to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -
Diplomatic representation in the US chief of mission: Ambassador Ellsworth I. A. JOHN


chancery: 3216 New Mexico Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016


telephone: [1] (202) 364-6730


FAX: [1] (202) 364-6736


consulate(s) general: New York		 -
Disputes - international joins other Caribbean states to counter Venezuela's claim that Aves Island sustains human habitation, a criterion under UNCLOS, which permits Venezuela to extend its EEZ/continental shelf over a large portion of the Caribbean Sea none
Economic aid - recipient $47.5 million (1995); note - EU $34.5 million (1998) -
Economy - overview Economic growth in this lower-middle-income country hinges upon seasonal variations in the agricultural and tourism sectors. Tropical storms wiped out substantial portions of crops in 1994, 1995, and 2002, and tourism in the Eastern Caribbean has suffered low arrivals following 11 September 2001. Saint Vincent is home to a small offshore banking sector and has moved to adopt international regulatory standards. Saint Vincent is also a large producer of marijuana and is being used as a transshipment point for illegal narcotics from South America. Jan Mayen is a volcanic island with no exploitable natural resources. Economic activity is limited to providing services for employees of Norway's radio and meteorological stations located on the island.
Electricity - consumption 86 million kWh (2001) -
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (2001) -
Electricity - imports 0 kWh (2001) -
Electricity - production 92.48 million kWh (2001) -
Elevation extremes lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m


highest point: Soufriere 1,234 m		 lowest point: Norwegian Sea 0 m


highest point: Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg 2,277 m
Environment - current issues pollution of coastal waters and shorelines from discharges by pleasure yachts and other effluents; in some areas, pollution is severe enough to make swimming prohibitive 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		 -
Ethnic groups black 66%, mixed 19%, East Indian 6%, Carib Amerindian 2%, other 7% -
Exchange rates East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7 (2003), 2.7 (2002), 2.7 (2001), 2.7 (2000), 2.7 (1999) -
Executive branch chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General Sir Fredrick Nathaniel BALLANTYNE (since 2 September 2002)


head of government: Prime Minister Ralph E. GONSALVES (since 29 March 2001)


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 is usually appointed prime minister by the governor general; deputy prime minister appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister		 -
Exports NA (2001) -
Exports - commodities bananas 39%, eddoes and dasheen (taro), arrowroot starch, tennis racquets -
Exports - partners France 52.7%, UK 6.9%, Greece 6.4%, Spain 6.4% (2003) -
Fiscal year calendar year -
Flag description three vertical bands of blue (hoist side), gold (double width), and green; the gold band bears three green diamonds arranged in a V pattern the flag of Norway is used
GDP purchasing power parity - $342 million (2002 est.) -
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: 10%


industry: 26%


services: 64% (2001 est.)		 -
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $2,900 (2002 est.) -
GDP - real growth rate 0.7% (2002 est.) -
Geographic coordinates 13 15 N, 61 12 W 71 00 N, 8 00 W
Geography - note the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is comprised of 32 islands and cays barren volcanic island with some moss and grass
Highways total: 1,040 km


paved: 320 km


unpaved: 720 km (1999 est.)		 -
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%: NA


highest 10%: NA		 -
Illicit drugs transshipment point for South American drugs destined for the US and Europe; small-scale cannabis cultivation -
Imports NA (2001) -
Imports - commodities foodstuffs, machinery and equipment, chemicals and fertilizers, minerals and fuels -
Imports - partners France 31.4%, US 10.4%, Singapore 10.2%, Trinidad and Tobago 10%, Spain 9%, Italy 5.5% (2003) -
Independence 27 October 1979 (from UK) -
Industrial production growth rate -0.9% (1997 est.) -
Industries food processing, cement, furniture, clothing, starch -
Infant mortality rate total: 15.24 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 16.58 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 13.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)		 -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) -0.4% (2001 est.) -
International organization participation ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ITU, MIGA, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WTO -
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) - 13 (Jan Mayen and Svalbard) (2000)
Irrigated land 10 sq km (1998 est.) 0 sq km (1998 est.)
Judicial branch Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (based on Saint Lucia; one judge of the Supreme Court resides in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) -
Labor force 67,000 (1984 est.) -
Labor force - by occupation agriculture 26%, industry 17%, services 57% (1980 est.) -
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: 17.95%


permanent crops: 17.95%


other: 64.1% (2001)		 arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (1998 est.)
Languages English, French patois -
Legal system based on English common law the laws of Norway, where applicable, apply
Legislative branch unicameral House of Assembly (21 seats, 15 elected representatives and 6 appointed senators; representatives are elected by popular vote from single-member constituencies to serve five-year terms)


elections: last held 28 March 2001 (next to be held by July 2006)


election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - ULP 12, NDP 3		 -
Life expectancy at birth total population: 73.35 years


male: 71.54 years


female: 75.21 years (2004 est.)		 -
Literacy definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school


total population: 96%


male: 96%


female: 96% (1970 est.)		 -
Location Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the Norwegian Sea, northeast of Iceland
Map references Central America and the Caribbean Arctic Region
Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm


contiguous zone: 24 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm


continental shelf: 200 nm		 contiguous zone: 10 NM


continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation


exclusive economic zone: 200 NM


territorial sea: 4 NM
Merchant marine total: 704 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 5,967,418 GRT/9,041,023 DWT


by type: bulk 120, cargo 346, chemical tanker 19, combination bulk 10, combination ore/oil 1, container 51, liquefied gas 5, livestock carrier 4, multi-functional large load carrier 4, passenger 8, petroleum tanker 31, refrigerated cargo 45, roll on/roll off 42, short-sea/passenger 9, specialized tanker 8, vehicle carrier 1


foreign-owned: Albania 1, Angola 2, Argentina 1, Australia 3, Bangladesh 3, Barbados 2, Belgium 3, Bulgaria 16, China 114, Colombia 1, Croatia 7, Cyprus 2, Denmark 13, Egypt 5, Estonia 13, France 17, Germany 10, Greece 134, Guyana 8, Hong Kong 15, Iceland 7, India 5, Indonesia 1, Israel 3, Italy 21, Kenya 5, South Korea 4, Latvia 7, Lebanon 9, Liberia 5, Lithuania 3, Malta 4, Isle of Man 1, Marshall Islands 3, Mexico 2, Monaco 6, Netherlands 9, Nigeria 8, Norway 32, Pakistan 6, Panama 3, Poland 3, Portugal 1, Puerto Rico 2, Romania 2, Russia 21, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, Saint Lucia 1, Saudi Arabia 3, Singapore 5, Slovenia 7, Spain 1, Sweden 9, Switzerland 8, Syria 6, Taiwan 1, Thailand 1, Trinidad and Tobago 1, Turkey 23, Ukraine 8, United Kingdom 11, United States


registered in other countries: 25 (2004 est.)		 -
Military - note - defense is the responsibility of Norway
Military branches Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (includes Special Service Unit), Coast Guard -
Military expenditures - dollar figure NA -
Military expenditures - percent of GDP NA -
National holiday Independence Day, 27 October (1979) -
Nationality noun: Saint Vincentian(s) or Vincentian(s)


adjective: Saint Vincentian or Vincentian		 -
Natural hazards hurricanes; Soufriere volcano on the island of Saint Vincent is a constant threat dominated by the volcano Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg; volcanic activity resumed in 1970
Natural resources hydropower, cropland none
Net migration rate -7.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) -
Political parties and leaders National Reform Party or NRP [Joel MIGUEL]; New Democratic Party or NDP [Arnhim EUSTACE]; People's Progressive Movement or PPM [Ken BOYEA]; Progressive Labor Party or PLP [leader NA]; United People's Movement or UPM [Adrian SAUNDERS]; Unity Labor Party or ULP [Ralph GONSALVES] (formed by the coalition of Saint Vincent Labor Party or SVLP and the Movement for National Unity or MNU) -
Political pressure groups and leaders NA -
Population 117,193 (July 2004 est.) no indigenous inhabitants


note: personnel operate the Long Range Navigation (Loran-C) base and the weather and coastal services radio station (July 2002 est.)
Population below poverty line NA -
Population growth rate 0.31% (2004 est.) -
Ports and harbors Kingstown none; offshore anchorage only
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 6, shortwave 0 (2004) AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA


note: there is one radio and meteorological station (1998)
Religions Anglican 47%, Methodist 28%, Roman Catholic 13%, Hindu Seventh-Day Adventist, other Protestant -
Sex ratio at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female


total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2004 est.)		 -
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal -
Telephone system general assessment: adequate system


domestic: islandwide, fully automatic telephone system; VHF/UHF radiotelephone from Saint Vincent to the other islands of the Grenadines


international: country code - 1-784; VHF/UHF radiotelephone from Saint Vincent to Barbados; new SHF radiotelephone to Grenada and to Saint Lucia; access to Intelsat earth station in Martinique through Saint Lucia		 -
Telephones - main lines in use 27,300 (2002) -
Telephones - mobile cellular 10,000 (2002) -
Television broadcast stations 1 (plus three repeaters) (2004) -
Terrain volcanic, mountainous volcanic island, partly covered by glaciers
Total fertility rate 1.9 children born/woman (2004 est.) -
Unemployment rate 22% (1997 est.) -
Waterways - none
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