President: Dr Nicholas Liverpool Prime minister: Roosevelt Skerrit
Population
73,126
Life Expectancy
76.180 years
Capital City
Largest city
(population: )
Roseau (population: 16,571)
Human Development Index
NA
0.797
GDP per capita
Literacy Rate
94%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
6
Percentage of Women in Parliament
NA
19.4%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
Death Penalty
NA
Legal
Political System
parliamentary democracy
Independence date
Religions
Roman Catholic 61.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 6%, Pentecostal 5.6%, Baptist 4.1%, Methodist 3.7%, Church of God 1.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.2%, other Christian 7.7%, Rastafarian 1.3%, other or unspecified 1.6%, none 6.1% (2001 census)
Languages
English (official), French patois
Exports
External Debt
Exchange Rate
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about half way between Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago
Area
751 km sq
Coastline
148 km
Climate
tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds; heavy rainfall
