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  1. Date of Independence: February 7, 1974 (from the United Kingdom)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: December 19, 1973
  3. Population: 97,008 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 133 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Saint George‚Äôs
  6. Form of Government: parliamentary democracy
  7. Natural Resources: timber, tropical fruits
  8. Main Industries: tourism, textiles, food processing, beverages, construction
  9. Agriculture: bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, mace, citrus fruits, avocados, sugarcane, corn, vegetables
  10. Currency: East Caribbean dollar
  11. GDP: $340 million (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $3,500 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: English (official), French dialects
  14. Religions: Christianity (Roman Catholicism, Anglicanism, other Protestant denominations)
  15. Literacy Rate: 98%
  16. Life Expectancy:     69 years (male)
  17.                 74 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 28 per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 5 per 1,000 population