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Country
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Leader
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Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor-General Prime minister: Denzil Douglas
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Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a governor Prime minister: Ralph Gonsalves
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Population
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50,726
| 103,537
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Life Expectancy
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74.840 years
| 74.390 years
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Capital City
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Largest city
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| Basseterre (population: 12,920) | Kingstown (population: 24,518) |
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Human Development Index
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0.83
| 0.766
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| GDP per capita |
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Literacy Rate
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97.8%
| 96%
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Corruption Perception Index
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NA
| 6.5
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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6.7%
| 18.2%
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Death Penalty
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Legal
| Legal
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Political System
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parliamentary democracy
| parliamentary democracy
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Independence date
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| Religions |
Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic
| Anglican 47%, Methodist 28%, Roman Catholic 13%, other (includes Hindu, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Protestant) 12%
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| Languages |
English
| English, French patois
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| Location |
Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago
| Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
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| Area |
261 km sq
| 389 km sq
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| Coastline |
135 km
| 84 km
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| Climate |
tropical, tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
| tropical; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
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