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Population: 122,211 (July 2001 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 27.27% (male 17,121; female 16,204) 15-64 years: 63.92% (male 35,391; female 42,727) 65 years and over: 8.81% (male 4,638; female 6,130) (2001 est.) Population growth rate: 1.06% (2001 est.) Birth rate: 15.9 births/1,000 population (2001 est.) Death rate: 5.47 deaths/1,000 population (2001...
Population: 22,187 (July 2004 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 21.5% (male 2,402; female 2,361) 15-64 years: 73.5% (male 8,395; female 7,911) 65 years and over: 5% (male 594; female 524) (2004 est.) Median age: total: 30.9 years male: 31.1 years female: 30.7 years (2004 est.) Population growth rate: 2.06% (2004 est.) Birth rate: 14.96 births/1,000 population...
Population: 280,562,489 (July 2002 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 21% (male 30,116,782; female 28,765,183) 15-64 years: 66.4% (male 92,391,120; female 93,986,468) 65 years and over: 12.6% (male 14,748,522; female 20,554,414) (2002 est.) Population growth rate: 0.89% (2002 est.) Birth rate: 14.1 births/1,000 population (2002 est.) Death rate: 8.7 deaths/1,000...
Population: 19,956 (July 2004 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 32.5% (male 3,301; female 3,184) 15-64 years: 63.8% (male 6,696; female 6,036) 65 years and over: 3.7% (male 327; female 412) (2004 est.) Median age: total: 27.2 years male: 27.9 years female: 26.5 years (2004 est.) Population growth rate: 3.03% (2004 est.) Birth rate: 22.85 births/1,000...
Columbus landed in Trinidad in 1498, and the island was settled by the Spanish a century later The original inhabitants--Arawak and Carib Indians--were largely wiped out by the Spanish colonizers, and the survivors were gradually assimilated. Although it attracted French, free Black, and other non-Spanish settlers, Trinidad remained under Spanish rule...
Most Vincentians are the descendants of African slaves brought to the island to work on plantations. There also are a few white descendants of English colonists, as well as some East Indians, Carib Indians, and a sizable minority of mixed race. The country's official language is English, but a French patois may be heard on some of the Grenadine Islands....
Population: 6,995 (July 2004 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 24.6% (male 878; female 840) 15-64 years: 64.9% (male 2,316; female 2,227) 65 years and over: 10.5% (male 323; female 411) (2004 est.) Median age: total: 33.3 years male: 33 years female: 33.6 years (2004 est.) Population growth rate: 0.26% (2004 est.) Birth rate: 14.15 births/1,000 population...
Cura ccedil;ao The Arowaks are recognized as the first human civilization to inhabit the Netherlands Antilles. A Spanish expedition led by Alonso de Ojeda discovered the island of Cura ccedil;ao for Spain in 1499, and it remained under the Spanish until the Dutch took control in 1600. Cura ccedil;ao was a strategically important point for military advances...
St. Lucia's population is predominantly of African and mixed African-European descent, with small East Indian and European minorities. English is the official language, although many St. Lucians speak a French patois. Ninety percent of the population is Roman Catholic, a further reflection of early French influence on the island. The population of just...
Nationality: Noun and adjective--Kittitian(s), Nevisian(s). Population (2002 est.): 46,710. Annual growth rate (2000): 4.8%. Ethnic groups: Predominantly of African origin; some of British, Portuguese, and Lebanese descent. Religions: Principally Anglican, with Evangelical Protestant and Roman Catholic minorities. Languages: English (official). Education...
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