Last Updated on November 12, 2022 8:53 am by Editor
HISTORY
Discovery: “Discovered” by Portuguese 1536
Settlement: Settled by British 1627
Significant Era: Slave Plantation Society 1639 – 1834
Independence: 30 November 1966
Republic: 30 November 2021
GOVERNMENT
Model: Representative (Westminster) Democracy
Complexity: Bicameral (Two Houses) Parliament
Lower House: (30 Seats)
Upper House (Senate): 21 Seats
Administration: Ministerial Cabinet
Universal Adult Suffrage 1951
Last Election: 19 January 2022
Current Prime Minister: Mia Amor Mottley
ECONOMY
Type: Mixed Economy /Free Enterprise System
Gross Domestic Product: Latest IMF Data
Per Capita Income: Latest IMF Data
National Debt: Latest IMF Data
Main Economic Activities: Tourism, Agriculture, Manufacturing, Services
Main Export: Sugar
SOCIETY
Estimated Population: 289,000
Original Peoples: Arawaks
Majority Ethnic Group: Afro-Caribbean,
Other Ethnic Groups: Caucasian, Indian, Asian
Main Religion: Christian
Other Religions: Muslim, Hindu, Bahai
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