Capital :Kingstown

Land Area : 389 sq km

Head of Government : Prime Minister The Rt Hon Dr Ralph Gonsalves (since 29 March 2001)

Population :117,534 (July 2005 est.)

Major Languages :English, French patois

Major Religion(s) : Anglican 47%, Methodist 28%, Roman Catholic 13%, Hindu Seventh-Day Adventist, other Protestant

Date of Joining : 1979

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