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    General Information
    Region    Caribbean
    Population (000, 2020)   184
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   301
    Capital city    Castries
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   22.3d
    UN membership date    18-Sep-79
    Surface area (km2)   539a,b
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   97
    National currency    E. Caribbean Dollar (XCD)c
    Exchange rate (per US$)   2.7e
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)1 4001 6591 922d
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)0.40.20.9d
    GDP per capita (current US$)8 044.19 262.310 566.0d
    Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added)2.52.11.8d
    Economy: Industry (% of Gross Value Added)13.71311.6d
    Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA)8685.388.7d
    Employment in agriculturef (% of employed)19.818.517
    Employment in industryf (% of employed)18.617.918.3
    Employment in servicesf (% employed)61.763.764.7
    Unemploymentf (% of labour force)17.124.120.2
    Labour force participation ratef (female/male pop. %)57.0 / 74.958.5 / 75.259.7 / 74.9
    CPI: Consumer Price Indexg (2010=100)100111110d
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)876665h
    International trade: exports (million current US$)21518155f,e
    International trade: imports (million current US$)647583598f,e
    International trade: balance (million current US$)-432-403-543f,e
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)-20338103d
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth ratej (average annual %)1.30.60.5
    Urban population (% of total population)18.418.518.8e
    Urban population growth ratej (average annual %)-3.40.6...
    Fertility rate, totalj (live births per woman)1.61.51.4
    Life expectancy at birthj (females/males, years)76.0 / 73.076.6 / 73.977.4 / 74.7
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)23.2 / 11.919.8 / 12.918.0 / 14.9
    International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.)9.1 / 5.28.7 / 4.88.4 / 4.6e
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)~0.0k0.1~0.0e
    Infant mortality ratej (per 1 000 live births)16.31612.5
    Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)5.44.84.5b
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)1.62.7l0.6b
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)3.9f4.53.8d
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)98.0 / 103.2m99.5 / 102.8103.2 / 102.1d
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)93.3 / 94.488.1 / 88.989.4 / 89.3d
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)17.8 / 6.921.4 / 11.318.7 / 9.4d
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)25.315.621.4d
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)11.116.716.7n
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internetf (per 100 inhabitants)32.542.550.8b
    Threatened species (number)465869
    Forested areaf (% of land area)33.833.333.3b
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)000b
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)313029b
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borderso (000)306345395d
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)45.645.645.6e
    Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)3.030.930.49d
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