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ECCB:
Member Country Information
St.Kitts Amerindian Name: Liamuiga
Meaning: Fertile land
Nevis Amerindian Name: Oualie
Meaning: Beautiful Water
AREA
St Kitts - 68 sq miles
Nevis - 36 sq miles
CAPITAL
St Kitts - Basseterre
Nevis - Charlestown
POPULATION
St Kitts - 34,600
Nevis – 11,181
LOCATION
St Kitts and Nevis lie in the northern part of the
Leeward Islands in the Eastern Caribbean 17°15'
north, 62°40'west. They are separated by a strait
two miles wide.
AIRPORTS
St Kitts - Robert L Bradshaw International
Nevis – Vance Amory Airport
GOVERNMENT
The Federation of St Kitts and Nevis attained full
political independence in September 1983 and enjoys
a democratic type of Government. The Governor General
is Her Majesty's representative and acts in accordance
with the advice of the Prime Minister under the general
authority of the Cabinet. Cabinet comprises the Prime
Minister, the Attorney General (ex-officio) and all
other Ministers of Government. The Governor General
appoints a Leader of the Opposition in the National
Assembly, who in his opinion is best able to command
the support of the majority of the representatives
who do not support the Government. The Prime Minister
and Cabinet are responsible to Parliament.
The Nevis Island Legislature
comprises the Nevis Island Assembly and the Nevis
Island Administration headed by the Governor General.
The Assembly consists of three nominated members and
five elected members from each electoral district
on the island.
CURRENCY
The Eastern Caribbean Dollar is the legal tender and
maintains an exchange rate of EC$2.70 = US$1.00
COMMERCIAL BANKS
Bank of Nevis Ltd
Bank of Nova Scotia
FirstCaribbean International Bank (Barbados) Ltd
RBTT Bank (SKN) Ltd
Royal Bank of Canada
St Kitts Nevis Anguilla National Bank
NATIONAL HOLIDAYS
New Year's Day
Carnival Day - January 2
Good Friday
Easter Monday
Labour Day - first Monday in May
Whit Monday
August Monday - first Monday in August
Culturama Day - first Tuesday after August Monday
National Hero’s Day – September 16
Independence Day - September 19
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
IMPORTANT EVENTS
International Triathlon – March/April
St Kitts and Nevis Sailing Regatta – May
St Kitts-Nevis Music Festival – June
St Kitts
Carnival - December 24 to January 2
TDC Golf Tournament – August
St Kitts Tourism Week – October
Caribbean Tourism Pageant - October
Nevis
Nevis Tourism Week - February
Horse Racing Competitions
Culturama – July/August
Fishing Tournament – October/November
NATIONAL FLOWER
The Flamboyant
NATIONAL BIRD
The Pelican
MAIN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
The economy of St Kitts and Nevis is reliant on the
agriculture and manufacturing sectors and the tourism
industry to facilitate growth. The economy which was
predominately agriculture based has now been transformed
into a service oriented economy.
Tourism is now the
most important economic activity in St Kitts and Nevis
and it impacts significantly on several other sectors
within the economy. It is the largest foreign exchange
earner and accounts for approximately sixty per cent
of foreign earnings from the export of services. Growth
in this sector continues to be substantial.
Although sugar cane
production continues to represent the dominant agricultural
activity on St Kitts, considerable effort has been
put into increasing the production of non-traditional
crops such as white potatoes, cabbages and sweet peppers.
The manufacturing
sector is mainly based on small-scale assembly plants
producing mainly electronic parts and garments for
the export market. Though small, it is a significant
segment in the economy.
HISTORICAL AND
GEOGRAPHICAL DATA
ST. KITTS
St Kitts is the popular and widely known name of the
island of St Christopher and its people are known
as Kittitians. The people of Nevis are Nevisians.
With just two miles of Caribbean Sea between them,
both islands are volcanic in origin. There are black
(lava) rock on shore and underwater volcanic vents.
Beautiful coral reefs can be found off the shores
of both islands. Columbus named St Kitts after his
Patron Saint Christopher. Nevis comes from the Spanish
word nieves or snow cloud, inspired by the ever present
white cloud covering its mountain peak.
After two centuries
of fighting, Britain gained possession of St Kitts
and Nevis from France in the 18th Century. In the
years that followed, the two islands were identified
by sugar plantations and cotton fields. More than
200 years later, the most inspiring views feature
retired sugar mills and remnants of the original great
houses.
Brimstone Hill lies
approximately nine miles west of Basseterre. The monument
is among the largest and best preserved in the Caribbean.
It is a complex of bastions, barracks and other structures
adapted ingeniously to the top and upper slopes of
an 800-ft hill. The fortress was widely known in the
18th Century as the Gibraltar of the West Indies.
It is today a UNESCO World Hertiage Site and the centre
of nature trails and various plant and animal species
including the Green Vervet Monkey.
NEVIS
Nevis has many reminders of its past. Some examples
are:
Hamilton House - Birthplace
of Alexander Hamilton, the famous American Statesman.
Memorial Square -
A small square where the monument in Honour of the
dead of World War I, 1914 to 1918 stands.
Montpelier House -
It was at this site under a silk cotton tree on 11
March 1787 that the famous Lord Nelson married Fanny
Nisbett.
Hot Baths - There
are five hot baths with temperatures as high as 108oF
which have soothed aching bones and brought relief
to sufferers of rheumatism and gout.
Source: Eastern
Caribbean Central Bank
CIA
Factbook: Introduction
Background:
Carib Indians occupied the islands for hundreds of years
before the British began settlement in 1623. The islands
became an associated state of the UK with full internal
autonomy in 1967. The island of Anguilla rebelled and
was allowed to secede in 1971.
Saint Kitts and Nevis achieved independence in 1983.
In 1998, a vote in Nevis on a referendum to separate
from Saint Kitts fell short of the two-thirds majority
needed. Nevis continues in its efforts to separate from
Saint Kitts.
Geography
Location:
Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third
of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago
Geographic coordinates:
17 20 N, 62 45 W
Map references:
Central America and the Caribbean
Area:
total: 261 sq km (Saint Kitts 168 sq km; Nevis
93 sq km)
country comparison to the world: 211
land: 261 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative:
1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
135 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the
continental margin
Climate:
tropical, tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal
temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
Terrain:
volcanic with mountainous interiors
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Mount Liamuiga 1,156 m
Natural resources:
arable land
Land use:
arable land: 19.44%
permanent crops: 2.78%
other: 77.78% (2005)
Irrigated land:
NA
Total renewable water resources:
0.02 cu km (2000)
Natural hazards:
hurricanes (July to October)
Environment - current issues:
NA
Environment - international agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate
Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species,
Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone
Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected
agreements
Geography - note:
with coastlines in the shape of a baseball bat and ball,
the two volcanic islands are separated by a 3-km-wide
channel called The Narrows; on the southern tip of long,
baseball bat-shaped Saint Kitts lies the Great Salt
Pond; Nevis Peak sits in the center of its almost circular
namesake island and its ball shape complements that
of its sister island
People
Population:
40,131 (July 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 209
Age structure:
0-14 years: 26.3% (male 5,397/female 5,138)
15-64 years: 65.9% (male 13,231/female 13,196)
65 years and over: 7.9% (male 1,326/female 1,843)
(2009 est.)
Median age:
total: 28.6 years
male: 27.9 years
female: 29.3 years (2009 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.847% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 139
Birth rate:
17.67 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 116
Death rate:
8.05 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 107
Net migration rate:
-1.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 122
Urbanization:
urban population: 32% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.4% annual rate of change
(2005-10 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 13.94 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 130
male: 15.66 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.11 deaths/1,000 live births (2009
est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 73.2 years
country comparison to the world: 112
male: 70.33 years
female: 76.25 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.26 children born/woman (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 110
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
Nationality:
noun: Kittitian(s), Nevisian(s)
adjective: Kittitian, Nevisian
Ethnic groups:
predominantly black; some British, Portuguese, and Lebanese
Religions:
Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic
Languages:
English
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended
school
total population: 97.8%
male: NA
female: NA (2003 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 13 years (2005)
Education expenditures:
9.3% of GDP (2005)
country comparison to the world: 8
Government
Country name:
conventional long form: Federation of Saint Kitts
and Nevis
conventional short form: Saint Kitts and Nevis
former: Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis
Government type:
parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
Capital:
name: Basseterre
geographic coordinates: 17 18 N, 62 43 W
time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington,
DC during Standard Time)
Administrative divisions:
14 parishes; Christ Church Nichola Town, Saint Anne
Sandy Point, Saint George Basseterre, Saint George Gingerland,
Saint James Windward, Saint John Capesterre, Saint John
Figtree, Saint Mary Cayon, Saint Paul Capesterre, Saint
Paul Charlestown, Saint Peter Basseterre, Saint Thomas
Lowland, Saint Thomas Middle Island, Trinity Palmetto
Point
Independence:
19 September 1983 (from the UK)
National holiday:
Independence Day, 19 September (1983)
Constitution:
19 September 1983
Legal system:
based on English common law; has not accepted compulsory
ICJ jurisdiction
Suffrage:
18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February
1952); represented by Governor General Cuthbert Montraville
SEBASTIAN (since 1 January 1996)
head of government: Prime Minister Dr. Denzil
DOUGLAS (since 6 July 1995); Deputy Prime Minister Sam
CONDOR (since 6 July 1995)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general
in consultation with the prime minister
elections: the monarch is hereditary; the governor
general is appointed by the monarch; following legislative
elections, the leader of the majority party or leader
of a majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister
by the governor general; deputy prime minister appointed
by the governor general
Legislative branch:
unicameral National Assembly (14 seats, 3 appointed
and 11 popularly elected from single-member constituencies;
members serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 25 January 2010 (next to
be held by 2015)
election results: percent of vote by party -
NA; seats by party - SKNLP 6, CCM 2, PAM 2, NRP 1
Judicial branch:
Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (consisting of a Court
of Appeal and a High Court; based on Saint Lucia; two
judges of the Supreme Court reside in Saint Kitts and
Nevis); member of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ)
Political parties and leaders:
Concerned Citizens Movement or CCM [Vance AMORY]; Nevis
Reformation Party or NRP [Joseph PARRY]; People's Action
Movement or PAM [Lindsay GRANT]; Saint Kitts and Nevis
Labor Party or SKNLP [Dr. Denzil DOUGLAS]
Political pressure groups and leaders:
NA
International organization participation:
ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM,
IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC,
ITU, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, PetroCaribe,
UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WTO
Diplomatic representation in the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Izben Cordinal WILLIAMS
chancery: 3216 New Mexico Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20016
telephone: [1] (202) 686-2636
fax: [1] (202) 686-5740
consulate(s) general: New York
Diplomatic representation from the US:
the US does not have an embassy in Saint Kitts and Nevis;
the US Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Saint
Kitts and Nevis
Flag description:
divided diagonally from the lower hoist side by a broad
black band bearing two white, five-pointed stars; the
black band is edged in yellow; the upper triangle is
green, the lower triangle is red
Economy
Economy - overview:
The economy of Saint Kitts and Nevis is heavily dependent
upon tourism revenues, which has replaced sugar, the
traditional mainstay of the economy until the 1970s.
Following the 2005 harvest, the government closed the
sugar industry after decades of losses of 3-4% of GDP
annually. To compensate for employment losses, the government
has embarked on a program to diversify the agricultural
sector and to stimulate other sectors of the economy,
such as tourism, export-oriented manufacturing, and
offshore banking. Economic growth was above average
for Latin America from 2004 to 2006, but has since slowed.
Tourism is projected to give the economy a boost in
2010, as large cruise ships add St. Kitts and Nevis
to their itineraries. More than 106,000 tourists visited
the islands in 2008. Like other tourist destinations
in the Caribbean, St. Kitts and Nevis is vulnerable
to damage from natural disasters and shifts in tourism
demand. The current government is constrained by a high
public debt burden equivalent to roughly 185% of GDP,
largely attributable to public enterprise losses.
GDP (purchasing power parity):
$753.2 million (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 205
$768.6 million (2008 est.)
$750.9 million (2007 est.)
note: data are in 2009 US dollars
GDP (official exchange rate):
$547 million (2009 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
-2% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 145
2.4% (2008 est.)
0.9% (2007 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP):
$18,800 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 64
$19,300 (2008 est.)
$19,000 (2007 est.)
note: data are in 2009 US dollars
GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: 3.5%
industry: 25.8%
services: 70.7% (2001)
Labor force:
18,170 (June 1995)
country comparison to the world: 208
Unemployment rate:
4.5% (1997 est.)
country comparison to the world: 42
Population below poverty line:
NA%
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Budget:
revenues: $89.7 million
expenditures: $128.2 million (2003 est.)
Public debt:
185% of GDP (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 3
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
4.5% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 136
Central bank discount rate:
6.5% (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 63
6.5% (31 December 2007)
Commercial bank prime lending rate:
8.69% (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 95
8.89% (31 December 2007)
Stock of money:
$107.2 million (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 113
$97.31 million (31 December 2007)
Stock of quasi money:
$680.6 million (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 105
$688.6 million (31 December 2007)
Stock of domestic credit:
$790.8 million (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 114
$782.4 million (31 December 2007)
Market value of publicly traded shares:
$NA (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 105
$439.7 million (31 December 2007)
$304.5 million (31 December 2006)
Agriculture - products:
sugarcane, rice, yams, vegetables, bananas; fish
Industries:
tourism, cotton, salt, copra, clothing, footwear, beverages
Industrial production growth rate:
NA%
Electricity - production:
130 million kWh (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 184
Electricity - consumption:
120.9 million kWh (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 187
Electricity - exports:
0 kWh (2008 est.)
Electricity - imports:
0 kWh (2008 est.)
Oil - production:
0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 138
Oil - consumption:
1,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 196
Oil - exports:
0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 172
Oil - imports:
1,225 bbl/day (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 188
Oil - proved reserves:
0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 138
Natural gas - production:
0 cu m (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 137
Natural gas - consumption:
0 cu m (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 140
Natural gas - exports:
0 cu m (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 123
Natural gas - imports:
0 cu m (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 139
Natural gas - proved reserves:
0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 140
Current account balance:
$-163 million (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 84
Exports:
$84 million (2006 est.)
country comparison to the world: 196
Exports - commodities:
machinery, food, electronics, beverages, tobacco
Exports - partners:
US 66%, Azerbaijan 7.5%, Canada 6% (2008)
Imports:
$383 million (2006 est.)
country comparison to the world: 188
Imports - commodities:
machinery, manufactures, food, fuels
Imports - partners:
US 46.8%, Trinidad and Tobago 14.8%, UK 4.1% (2008)
Debt - external:
$314 million (2004 est.)
country comparison to the world: 167
Exchange rates:
East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - 2.7 (2007),
2.7 (2006), 2.7 (2005), 2.7 (2004), 2.7 (2003)
Communications
Telephones - main lines in use:
20,400 (2008)
country comparison to the world: 194
Telephones - mobile cellular:
80,000 (2008)
country comparison to the world: 187
Telephone system:
general assessment: good interisland and international
connections
domestic: interisland links via Eastern Caribbean
Fiber Optic cable; construction of enhanced wireless
infrastructure launched in November 2004
international: country code - 1-869; connected
internationally by the East Caribbean Fiber Optic System
(ECFS) and Southern Caribbean fiber optic system (SCF)
submarine cables
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 3, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2003)
Television broadcast stations:
1 (plus 3 repeaters) (2003)
Internet country code:
.kn
Internet hosts:
53 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 206
Internet users:
16,000 (2008)
country comparison to the world: 195
Transportation
Airports:
2 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 206
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2009)
Railways:
total: 50 km
country comparison to the world: 131
narrow gauge: 50 km 0.762-m gauge on Saint Kitts
for tourists (2008)
Roadways:
total: 383 km
country comparison to the world: 197
paved: 163 km
unpaved: 220 km (2002)
Merchant marine:
total: 159
country comparison to the world: 40
by type: bulk carrier 10, cargo 109, chemical
tanker 7, container 1, liquefied gas 1, passenger 1,
passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 19, refrigerated
cargo 7, roll on/roll off 1, specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned: 121 (Belgium 1, Cyprus 1, Egypt
2, Estonia 3, Finland 1, Greece 3, India 1, Italy 1,
Japan 3, Kuwait 1, Latvia 5, Malaysia 1, Pakistan 3,
Romania 1, Russia 19, Singapore 1, Spain 1, Syria 7,
Turkey 35, Ukraine 9, UAE 18, UK 3, Yemen 1) (2008)
Ports and terminals:
Basseterre
Military
Military branches:
Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Defense Force (includes
Coast Guard), Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Police Force
(2009)
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription
(2008)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 10,095
females age 16-49: 10,081 (2008 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 8,159
females age 16-49: 8,517 (2009 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 376
female: 362 (2009 est.)
Military expenditures:
NA
Transnational Issues
Disputes - international:
joins other Caribbean states to counter Venezuela's
claim that Aves Island sustains human habitation, a
criterion under UNCLOS, which permits Venezuela to extend
its EEZ/continental shelf over a large portion of the
eastern Caribbean Sea
Illicit drugs:
transshipment point for South American drugs destined
for the US and Europe; some money-laundering activity
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UNDP
- Human Devleopment Index
HDI Rank - 62
A. Human movement: snapshots and trends
International migrant stocks (thousands), 1960 3.5
International migrant stocks (thousands), 1990 3.2
International migrant stocks (thousands), 2005 4.5
International migrant stocks (thousands), 2010 5
Annual rate of growth in international migrant stocks
(%), 1960-2005 0.5
International migrants as a percentage of total population,
1960 6.9
International migrants as a percentage of total population,
2005 9.2
Female share of international migrant stocks (%), 1960
48.6
Female share of international migrant stocks (%), 2005
46.3
Emigration rate (%), 2000-2002 44.3
International movement rate (%), 2000-2002 49.3
Internal migrant stocks (thousands), 1990-2005 ..
Life time internal migration rate (%), 1990-2005 ..
B. International emigrants by area of residence
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing
in Africa (%), 2000-2002 1
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing
in Asia (%), 2000-2002 3.1
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing
in Europe (%), 2000-2002 29.1
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing
in Latin America and the Caribbean (%), 2000-2002 29.4
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing
in Northern America (%), 2000-2002 37.3
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing
in Oceania (%), 2000-2002 0.1
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing
in countries with very high levels of human development
(%), 2000-2002 66.2
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing
in countries with high levels of human development (%),
2000-2002 30
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing
in countries with medium levels of human development
(%), 2000-2002 3.3
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing
in countries with low levels of human development (%),
2000-2002 0.5
Countries' shares of total stock of migrants in Africa
(%), 2000-2002 (.)
Countries' shares of total stock of migrants in Asia
(%), 2000-2002 (.)
Countries' shares of total stock of migrants in Europe
(%), 2000-2002 0.02
Countries' shares of total stock of migrants in Latin
America and the Caribbean (%), 2000-2002 0.18
Countries' shares of total stock of migrants in Northern
America (%), 2000-2002 0.03
Countries' shares of total stock of migrants in Oceania
(%), 2000-2002 (.)
C. Education and employment of international migrants
in OECD countries (aged 15 years and above)
Stock of international migrants aged 15 years and above
in OECD countries (thousands), 2000-2005 20
Percentage of international migrants aged 15 years and
above in OECD countries with less than upper secondary
education, 2000-2005 33
Percentage of international migrants aged 15 years and
above in OECD countries with upper secondary or post-secondary
non-tertiary education, 2000-2005 35.5
Percentage of international migrants aged 15 years and
above in OECD countries with tertiary education, 2000-2005
26.6
Tertiary emigration rate to OECD countries (%), 2000-2005
..
Labour force participation rate of international migrants
in OECD countries (%), 2000-2005 66.8
Unemployment rate of international migrants in OECD
countries (%), 2000-2005 6.6
Unemployment rate of international migrants in OECD
countries with less than upper secondary education (%),
2000-2005 10.5
Unemployment rate of international migrants in OECD
countries with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary
education (%), 2000-2005 6.1
Unemployment rate of international migrants in OECD
countries with tertiary education (%), 2000-2005 4.2
D. Conflict and insecurity induced movement
Refugees by country of origin (thousands), 2007 (.)
Refugees by country of origin as a percentage of international
emigrants, 2007 (.)
Refugees by country of origin as a percentage of world
refugees, 2007 (.)
People in refugee-like situations by country of origin
(thousands), 2007 0
Asylum seekers by country of origin (thousands), 2007
(.)
Internally displaced people (thousands), 2008 ..
Refugees by country of asylum (thousands), 2007 ..
Refugees by country of asylum as a percentage of international
immigrants, 2007 ..
Refugees by country of asylum as a percentage of world
refugees, 2007 ..
People in refugee-like situations by country of asylum
(thousands), 2007 ..
Asylum seekers by country of asylum (thousands), 2007
..
E. International financial flows: remittances, official
development assistance and foreign direct investment
Remittance inflows (US$ millions), 2007 37
Remittance outflows (US$ millions), 2007 6
Remittance outflows per international migrant (US$),
2007 1,352
ODA per capita (US$), 2007 57
Remittance inflows per capita (US$), 2007 739
Remittance inflows as a % of ODA, 2007 1,289.00
Remittance inflows as a % of GDP, 2007 ..
Ratio of remittance inflows to FDI, 2007 ..
Percentage of remittance inflows by continent of origin
- Africa ..
Percentage of remittance inflows by continent of origin
- Asia ..
Percentage of remittance inflows by continent of origin
- Europe ..
Percentage of remittance inflows by continent of origin
- Latin America and the Caribbean ..
Percentage of remittance inflows by continent of origin
- Northern America ..
Percentage of remittance inflows by continent of origin
- Oceania ..
F. Selected conventions related to human rights and
migration (by year of ratification)
Year of ratification of the International Convention
on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers
and Members of their Families , 2009 ..
Year of ratification of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress
and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women
and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention
against Transnational Organized Crime, 2009 2004
Year of ratification of the Convention relating to the
Status of Refugees, 2009 2002
Year of ratification of the International Convention
on the Elimination of All Forms of
Racial Discrimination, 2009 2006
Year of ratification of the International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights, 2009 ..
Year of ratification of the International Covenant on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 2009 ..
Year of ratification of the Convention on the Elimination
of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, 2009 1985
Year of ratification of the Convention against Torture
and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment,
2009 ..
Year of ratification of the Convention on the Rights
of the Child, 2009 1990
G. Human development index trends
Human development index trends, 2005 0.831
Human development index trends, 2006 0.835
Human development index trends, 2007 0.838
Revised HDI rank, 2006 60
Real change in ranks, 2006-2007 -2
Long-term annual growth rate in HDI (%), 1980-2007 ..
Medium-term annual growth rate in HDI (%), 1990-2007
..
Short-term annual growth rate in HDI (%), 2000-2007
..
H. Human development index 2007 and its components
Human development index value, 2007 0.838
Life expectancy at birth (years), 2007 .. 1
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and above), 2007 97.8
2
Combined gross enrolment ratio in education (%), 2007
73.1 34
GDP per capita (PPP US$), 2007 14,481 5
Life expectancy index, 2007 0.787
Education index, 2007 0.896
GDP index, 2007 0.83
GDP per capita (PPP US$) rank minus HDI rank, 2007 -6
I-1. Human and income poverty
Human poverty index (HPI-1) rank, 2007 ..
Human Poverty Index (HPI-1) value (%), 2007 ..
Probability at birth of not surviving to age 40 (% of
cohort), 2005-2010 ..
Adult illiteracy rate (% aged 15 and above), 1999-2007
2.2 6
Population not using an improved water source (%), 2006
1
Children underweight for age (% under age 5), 2000-2006
..
Population living below $1.25 a day (%), 2000-2007 ..
Population living below $2 a day (%), 2000-2007 ..
Population living below the national poverty line (%),
2000-2006 ..
HPI-1 rank minus income poverty rank ..
I-2. Human and income poverty: OECD countries
Human poverty index (HPI-2) rank ..
Human poverty index (HPI-2) value (%) ..
Probability at birth of not surviving to age 60 (% of
cohort), 2005-2010 ..
People lacking functional literacy skills (% aged 16-65),
1994-2003 ..
Long-term unemployment rate (% of labour force), 2007
..
Population living below 50% of median income (%), 2000-2005
..
HPI-2 rank minus income poverty rank ..
J. Gender-related development index and its components
GDI rank, 2007 ..
GDI value, 2007 ..
GDI value as a percentage of HDI value, 2007 ..
Female life expectancy at birth (years), 2007 .. 7
Male life expectancy at birth (years), 2007 .. 7
Female adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and above), 1997-2007
..
Male adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and above), 1997-2007
..
Female combined gross enrolment ratio (%), 2007 74.1
8
Male combined gross enrolment ratio (%), 2007 72.1 8
Female estimated earned income (PPP US$), 2007 ..
Male estimated earned income (PPP US$), 2007 ..
HDI rank minus GDI rank, 2007 ..
K. Gender empowerment measure and its components
Gender empowerment measure (GEM) rank, 2007 ..
Gender empowerment measure (GEM) value, 2006 ..
Seats in parliament (% held by women), 2008 7
Legislators, senior officials and managers (% female),
1999-2007 ..
Professional and technical workers (% female), 1999-2007
..
Earned income (estimated), ratio of female to male ,
2007 ..
Year women received the right to vote 1951
Year women received the right to stand for election
1951
Year in which a woman became Speaker or Presiding Officer
of parliament or of one of its houses for the first
time, as of 2009 2004
Women in ministerial positions (% of positions), 2008
..
L. Demographic trends
Total population (millions), 1990 (.)
Total population (millions), 2007 0.1
Total population (millions), 2020 0.1
Annual rate of natural increase of the population (%),
1990-1995 ..
Annual rate of natural increase of the population (%),
2005-2010 ..
Net international migration rate (%), 1990-1995 ..
Net international migration rate (%), 2005-2010 ..
Urban share of the population (%), 1990 34.6
Urban share of the population (%), 1990 32.4
Child dependency ratio, 1990 ..
Child dependency ratio, 2010 ..
Old age dependency ratio, 1990 ..
Old age dependency ratio, 2010 ..
Total fertility rate (births per woman), 1990-1995 ..
Total fertility rate (births per woman), 2005-2010 ..
M. Economy and inequality
Total GDP (US$ billions), 2007 0.5
Total GDP (PPP US$ billions), 2007 0.7
GDP per capita (US$), 2007 10,795
Annual growth rate of GDP per capita (%), 1990-2007
2.8
GDP per capita (PPP US$), year of highest value, 1980-2007
14,481
GDP per capita (PPP US$), year of highest value 2007
Average annual change in consumer price index (%), 1990-2007
3.2
Average annual change in consumer price index (%), 2006-2007
4.4
Income/expenditure share of the richest 10% of the population
(%), 1992-2007 ..
Income/expenditure share of the richest 10% of the population
(%), 1992-2007 ..
Ratio of the richest 10% to the poorest 10%, 1992-2007
..
Gini index, 1992-2007 ..
N. Health and education
Government expenditure on health per capita (PPP US$),
2006 403
Government expenditure on health as a percentage of
total government expenditure 9.5
Public current expenditure on primary education per
pupil (PPP US$) ..
Public expenditure on education as a percentage of total
government expenditure, 2000-2007 12.7
Percentage of total aid allocated to social sectors
(gross disbursements), 2007 58.7
Percentage of adults with low educational attainment
levels (% aged 25 and above) ..
Percentage of adults with medium educational attainment
levels (% aged 25 and above) ..
Percentage of adults with high educational attainment
levels (% aged 25 and above) ..
Under 5 mortality rate in the highest quintile of wealth
(per 1,000 live births) ..
Under 5 mortality rate in the highest quintile of wealth
(per 1,000 live births) ..
Under 5 mortality rate for children of mothers with
at least secondary education (per 1,000 live births)
..
Under 5 mortality rate for children of mothers with
at least secondary education (per 1,000 live births)
..
Healthy life expectancy at birth (years), 2007 67
Unhealthy life expectancy (%), 2007 ..
Footnotes
1 - For the purposes of calculating the HDI unpublished
estimates from UN 2009e. "World Population Prospects:
The 2008 Revision". New York: Department of Social
and Economic Affairs were used: Andorra 80.5, Antigua
and Barbuda 72.2, Dominica 76.9, Liechtenstein 79.2,
Saint Kitts and Nevis 72.2 and the Seychelles 72.8.
2 - Data are from the Secretariat of the Organization
of Eastern Caribbean States, based on national sources.
3 - Data refer to a year other than that specified.
4 - UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimate.
5 - World Bank estimate based on regression.
6 - Data are from the Secretariat of the Organization
of Eastern Caribbean States, based on national sources.
7 - For the purposes of calculating the HDI unpublished
estimates from UN (2009e). "World Population Prospects:
The 2008 Revision". New York: Department of Social
and Economic Affairs were used: Andorra 84.3 (for females)
and 77.5 (for males), Antigua and Barbuda 74.6 and 69.7,
Dominica 80.3 and 73.7, Liechtenstein 82.4 and 76.0,
Saint Kitts and Nevis 74.6 and 69.8 and the Seychelles
77.7 and 68.4.
8 - Data refer to an earlier year than that specified.
Symbols
.. Data not available
(.) Greater (or less) than zero but small enough to
be rounded off to zero at the displayed number of decimal
points
< Less than
- Not applicable
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