SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES REGION CARIBBEAN NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE OCTOBER 27 1979 DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION OCTOBER 27 1979 POPULATION 120519 1999 EST LAND AREA 150 SQ MI CAPITAL KINGSTOWN FORM OF GOVERNMENT CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY MAIN INDUSTRIES TOURISM AGRICULTURE PLASTICS DETERGENTS AGRICULTURE BANANAS ARROWROOT COCONUTS NATURAL RESOURCES TIMBER BEACHES CURRENCY EAST CARIBBEAN DOLLAR GDP 289 MILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 2400 1998 EST LANGUAGES ENGLISH OFFICIAL FRENCH PATOIS RELIGIONS ANGLICAN METHODIST ROMAN CATHOLIC LITERACY RATE 96 LIFE EXPECTANCY 72 YEARS MALE 75 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 19 BIRTHS PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 5 DEATHS PER 1000 POPULATION
