St. Vincent and the Grenadines People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 103,000(July 1986), average annual growth rate 0 9%

Nationality: noun—St. Vincentian(s)or Vincentian(s); adjectives—St. Vincentian or Vincentian

Ethnic divisions: mainly of African Negro descent; remainder mixed, with some white. Fast Indian, Carib Indian

Religion: Anglican, Methodist, Roman Catholic

Language: English, some French patois

Literacy: 82%

Labor force: 67 000 (1984 est.); about 40% unemployed (1984)

Organized labor: 10% of labor force

NOTE: The information regarding St. Vincent and the Grenadines on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.