PEOPLE
Population: 40,061 (1992)
Density: 153 persons per sq km (397 per sq mi)
Distribution: N/A
Annual growth: 0.3% (1992)
Official language: English
Major religion: Anglicanism, Methodism, Roman Catholicism

EDUCATION AND HEALTH
Literacy: 90% of adult popu;ation (1985)
Universities: None (1988)
Hospital beds: 258 (1987)
Physicians: 22 (1987)
Life expectancy: women - 69; men - 63 (1992)
Infant mortality: 22 per 1,000 live births (1992)

ECONOMY
GDP: $146.6 Million; $3,650 per capita (1990)
Labor distribution (1984)
Commerce and services: N/A
Agriculture: 30%
Industry: N/A
Foreign trade (1990)
Imports: $103.2 Million
Exports: $24.6 Million
Principal trade partners: US, UK, Trinidad & Tobago
Currency: $2.70 EC = $1.00 US

GOVERNMENT
Type: Parliament state within Commonwealth.
Legislature: House of Assembly
Government leaders: Sir Clement Athelston (1993)
Political subdivisions: 14 parishes

COMMUNICATIONS
Railroads: 58 km (36 mi) total (1988)
Roads: 305 km (190 mi) total (1987)
Major ports: 1
Major airfields: 1