Total Area
291.12 sq mi
754.00 sq km
(slightly more than four times the size of Washington, DC)

Population
71,540 (July 2000 est.)

Estimated Population in 2050
81,961

Languages
English (official), Frensh patois

Literacy
94.0% total, 94.0% male, 94% female (1970 est.)

Religions
Roman Catholic 77%, Protestant 15% (Methodist 5%, Pentecostal 3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Baptist 2%, other 2%), none 2%, other 6%

Life Expectancy
70.5 male, 76.36 female (2000 est.)

Government type
Parliamentary democracy ; republic within the Commonwealth

Currency
1 East Caribbean dollar (ECS) = 100 cents

GDP (per capita)
$3,400 (1998 est.)

Labor Force (by occupation)
Agriculture 40%, industry and commerce 32%, services 28%

Industry
Soap, coconut oil, tourism, copra, furniture, cement blocks, shoes

Agriculture
Bananas, citrus, mangoes, root crops, coconuts, cocoa; forest and fishery potential