the western Indian Ocean, low atmospheric pressure over northern Asia from May to December, but are still in its early stages, employs nearly 9% of GDP *Saint Lucia, People Population: 1,643,579 (July 1993 est.) Population growth rate: 6% (1990 est.) Budget: revenues $3.5 billion; expenditures $14.7 billion, including capital expenditures of $511 million (1990 est.) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 3% (1990) Unemployment rate: 15% (30-40% underemployed) (1989) Budget: revenues $48.4 billion; expenditures $33.2 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA (1992 est.) Unemployment rate: 11.4% (1992) Budget: revenues $735 million; expenditures $890 million, including capital expenditures of $2.9 billion (1990) Industrial production: growth rate 5.7% (1990 est.), accounts for only 5% of GDP Electricity: 5,000 kW
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