Irrigated land: 10 sq km (1989 est.)
Environment:
current issues: pollution of coastal waters and shorelines from
discharges by pleasure yachts and other effluents; in some areas
pollution is severe enough to make swimming prohibitive
natural hazards: hurricanes; Soufriere volcano on the island of
Saint Vincent is a constant threat
international agreements: party to - Endangered Species, Law of the
Sea, Ship Pollution, Whaling; signed, but not ratified -
Desertification
Geographic note: the administration of the islands of the
Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
and Grenada
People ———
Population: 118,344 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 33% (male 19,742; female 19,106)
15-64 years: 62% (male 36,576; female 36,381)
65 years and over: 5% (male 2,702; female 3,837) (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.64% (1996 est.)
Birth rate: 19.36 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate: 5.4 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate: -7.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)