GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $700 million (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $1.224 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $11,700 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Kingstown
Population (Estimated July 2012): 103,537
Area: 389.3 km2 or 150.3 mi2
Currency: Eastern Caribbean dollar (EC$)
Official Language: English
Political Information: Constitutional Monarchy with a Parliamentary Democracy
Official Religion: No Official Religion
(approximately 75% of the population are Protestant, 13% are Roman Catholic, and 12% have other religious beliefs )
Highest Mountain: La Soufriere at 1,234m or 4,049ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): -4:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 6 parishes; Charlotte, Grenadines, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint Patrick
Leaders: H.M. Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor-General Sir Frederick Ballantyne with Prime Minister: Ralph Gonsalves
Additional: Gained independence from the U.K. on the 27th of October 1979.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
