Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Resistance by native Caribs prevented colonization on St. Vincent until 1719. Disputed between France and the United Kingdom for most of the 18th century, the island was ceded to the latter in 1783. Between 1960 and 1962, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was a separate administrative unit of the Federation of the West Indies. Autonomy was granted in 1969 and independence in 1979.
==Economical characteristics==
* Currency: East Caribbean dollar (ISO code: XCD)
* This country does not seem to have a central bank.
* Central bank discount rate: 6.5% (31 December 2008)
* Commercial banks lending rate: 9.52% (31 December 2008)
* Stock of money (M1): $150.8 million (31 December 2008)
* Quasi money (with M1 makes M2): $302.7 million (31 December 2008)
===Statistics===
Statistic / Year 	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
GDP (million USD)World Bank. "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: GDP", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-09-30. 	332 	339 	349 	370 	308 	421 	445 	498 	555 	598
Govt. debt (% of GDP)World Bank. "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: government debt", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-09-30. 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Govt. revenue (% of GDP)World Bank. "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: government revenue", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-09-30. 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Govt. expenses (% of GDP)World Bank. "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: government expenses", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-09-30.	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Debt to revenue (years) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==References==
Note: statistical data was rounded. Different sources may use different methodologies for their estimates. Debt to revenue is calculated by dividing the two variables from their original ('unrounded') values. It represents how long it would a government take to repay its entire debt if it used its whole revenue for this purpose.
==External links==
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on Wikipedia
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