Gross National Product (GNP): US$317m

Exchange rates against the US$ over the last year: 2.67 Eastern Caribbean dollars (2.7)

SCORE CARD

World GNP ranking: 176th GNP per capita: US$2740 Balance of payments: –US$38m Inflation: 0.8% Unemployment: 22%

Strengths

Bananas, but preferential access to EU markets will end in 2006. Top producer of arrowroot starch. Tourist potential. Improving infrastructure.

Weaknesses

Little diversification. Development of financial services hit by OECD blacklisting for money laundering. Vulnerable to hurricane damage.

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IMPORTS

From "The Financial Times World Desk Reference" © Dorling Kindersley 2004