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Compare Tromelin Island (2006) z Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2005)

 Tromelin Island (2006)Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2005)
 Tromelin IslandSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
Administrative divisions - 6 parishes; Charlotte, Grenadines, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint Patrick
Age structure - 0-14 years: 27.1% (male 16,208/female 15,621)


15-64 years: 66.5% (male 40,287/female 37,883)


65 years and over: 6.4% (male 3,280/female 4,255) (2005 est.)
Agriculture - products - bananas, coconuts, sweet potatoes, spices, small numbers of cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, fish
Airports 1 (2006) 6 (2004 est.)
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 (2006)		 total: 1


under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Area total: 1 sq km


land: 1 sq km


water: 0 sq km		 total: 389 sq km (Saint Vincent 344 sq km)


land: 389 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC twice the size of Washington, DC
Background First explored by the French in 1776, the island came under the jurisdiction of Reunion in 1814. At present, it serves as a sea turtle sanctuary and is the site of an important meteorological station. 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.
Birth rate - 16.34 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Budget - revenues: $94.6 million


expenditures: $85.8 million, including capital expenditures of NA (2000 est.)
Capital - Kingstown
Climate tropical tropical; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
Coastline 3.7 km 84 km
Constitution - 27 October 1979
Country name conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Tromelin Island


local long form: none


local short form: Ile Tromelin		 conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Death rate - 6 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Debt - external - $167.2 million (2000)
Dependency status possession of France; administered by the Administrateur Superieur of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands -
Diplomatic representation from the US - the US does not have an embassy in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the US Ambassador to Barbados 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 claimed by Mauritius 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
Economic aid - recipient - $47.5 million (1995); note - EU $34.5 million (1998)
Economy - overview no economic activity 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.
Electricity - consumption - 84.82 million kWh (2002)
Electricity - exports - 0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - imports - 0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - production - 91.2 million kWh (2002)
Elevation extremes lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location 7 m		 lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m


highest point: Soufriere 1,234 m
Environment - current issues NA 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
Environment - international agreements - party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling


signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Ethnic groups - black 66%, mixed 19%, East Indian 6%, Carib Amerindian 2%, other 7%
Exchange rates - East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7 (2004), 2.7 (2003), 2.7 (2002), 2.7 (2001), 2.7 (2000)
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
Exports - commodities - bananas 39%, eddoes and dasheen (taro), arrowroot starch; tennis racquets
Exports - partners - UK 33.5%, Barbados 13.1%, Saint Lucia 11.5%, Trinidad and Tobago 9.9%, Antigua and Barbuda 8.3%, US 5.3%, Grenada 5.3%, Dominica 4.1% (2004)
Fiscal year - calendar year
Flag description the flag of France is used three vertical bands of blue (hoist side), gold (double width), and green; the gold band bears three green diamonds arranged in a V pattern
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 15 52 S, 54 25 E 13 15 N, 61 12 W
Geography - note climatologically important location for forecasting cyclones; wildlife sanctuary (seabirds, tortoises) 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
Highways - total: 829 km


paved: 580 km


unpaved: 249 km (2002)
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
Imports - commodities - foodstuffs, machinery and equipment, chemicals and fertilizers, minerals and fuels
Imports - partners - US 37.5%, Trinidad and Tobago 21.3%, UK 10.5% (2004)
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: 14.78 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 16.09 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 13.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 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
Irrigated land 0 sq km 10 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: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (grasses; scattered bushes) (2005)		 arable land: 17.95%


permanent crops: 17.95%


other: 64.1% (2001)
Languages - English, French patois
Legal system the laws of France, where applicable, apply based on English common law
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: 73.62 years


male: 71.78 years


female: 75.51 years (2005 est.)
Literacy - definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school


total population: 96%


male: 96%


female: 96% (1970 est.)
Location Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Map references Africa Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm


continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation		 territorial sea: 12 nm


contiguous zone: 24 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm


continental shelf: 200 nm
Merchant marine - total: 657 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 5,967,418 GRT/9,041,023 DWT


by type: bulk carrier 112, cargo 366, chemical tanker 18, combination ore/oil 1, container 24, liquefied gas 4, livestock carrier 6, passenger 5, passenger/cargo 19, petroleum tanker 29, refrigerated cargo 48, roll on/roll off 22, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 1


foreign-owned: 554 (Australia 2, Bangladesh 5, Barbados 1, Belgium 1, British 5, Bulgaria 17, China 115, Congo 1, Croatia 7, Cuba 1, Czech Republic 1, Denmark 12, Egypt 2, Estonia 19, France 12, Germany 8, Greece 99, Guyana 3, Hong Kong 10, Iceland 11, India 6, Iran 1, Ireland 1, Israel 3, Italy 18, Kenya 4, Latvia 9, Lebanon 6, Lithuania 3, Monaco 4, Netherlands 7, Nigeria 3, Norway 19, Pakistan 4, Poland 1, Puerto Rico 1, Romania 1, Russia 20, Saudi Arabia 3, Serbia & Montenegro 1, Singapore 2, Slovenia 6, South Korea 3, Spain 2, Sweden 1, Switzerland 7, Syria 6, Trinidad & Tobago 1, Tunisia 2, Turkey 16, Ukraine 6, UAE 21, United Kingdom 10, United States 24) (2005)
Military - note defense is the responsibility of France -
Military branches - no regular military forces; 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 NA hurricanes; Soufriere volcano on the island of Saint Vincent is a constant threat
Natural resources fish hydropower, cropland
Net migration rate - -7.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 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 uninhabited, except for visits by scientists (July 2006 est.) 117,534 (July 2005 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA
Population growth rate - 0.27% (2005 est.)
Ports and harbors - Kingstown
Radio broadcast stations - AM 1, FM 6, shortwave 0 (2004)
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: 1.04 male(s)/female (2005 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 low, flat, and sandy; likely volcanic volcanic, mountainous
Total fertility rate - 1.85 children born/woman (2005 est.)
Unemployment rate - 15% (2001 est.)
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