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Sovereign: Queen Elizabeth II
(1952)
Governor-General: Louise Lake-Tack
(2007)
Prime Minister: Baldwin Spencer
(2004)
Current government officials
Total area: 170 sq mi (440 sq km)
Population (2008 est.): 69,842 (growth
rate: 0.5%); birth rate: 16.3/1000; infant mortality rate:
17.6/1000; life expectancy: 72.6; density per sq mi: 409
Capital and largest city (2003 est.):
St. John's, 23,500
Other large cities: English
Harbour, 2,900; Codrington (capital of Barbuda), est. pop. 870
Monetary unit: East Caribbean
dollar
Languages:
English (official), local dialects
Ethnicity/race:
black 91%, mixed 4.4%, white 1.7%, other
2.9%
Religions:
Christian (predominantly Anglican and other
Protestant; some Roman Catholic)
National Holiday:
Independence Day (National Day), November 1
Literacy rate: 85.8% (2003 est.)
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2007
est.): $1.189 billion; per capita $10,900 (2005 est.). Real
growth rate: 3.8% (2007 est.). Inflation: 2.8% (2007
est.). Unemployment: 11% (2001 est.). Arable land:
18.18%. Agriculture: cotton, fruits, vegetables, bananas,
coconuts, cucumbers, mangoes, sugarcane; livestock. Labor
force: 30,000 (1991); agriculture: 3.8%, industry: 22%,
services: 74.3% (2002 est.). Industries: tourism,
construction, light manufacturing (clothing, alcohol, household
appliances). Natural resources: negl.; pleasant climate
fosters tourism. Exports: $84.3 million (2007 est.):
petroleum products 48%, manufactures 23%, machinery and transport
equipment 17%, food and live animals 4%, other 8%. Imports:
$522.8 million (2007 est.): ffood and live animals, machinery and
transport equipment, manufactures, chemicals, oil. Major trading
partners: Poland, UK, Germany, Italy, China, U.S., Singapore,
Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (2006).
Member of Commonwealth of Nations
Communications: Telephones: main lines
in use: 40,000 (2006); mobile cellular: 102,000 (2006). Radio
broadcast stations: AM 4, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998).
Television broadcast stations: 2 (1997). Internet
hosts: 2,133 (2007). Internet users: 32,000 (2006).
Transportation: Highways: total:
1,165 km, paved: 384 km, unpaved: 781 km (2002). Ports and
harbors: Saint John's. Airports: 3 (2007).
International disputes: none.
Major sources and definitions
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