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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Capital: Kingstown Population: 117,848 The Geography of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Total Size: 389 square km Size Comparison: twice the size of Washington, DC Geographical Coordinates: 13 15 N, 61 12 W World Region: Central America and the Caribbean General Terrain: volcanic, mountainous Geographical Low Point: Caribbean Sea 0 m Geographical High Point: La Soufriere 1,234 m Climate: tropical; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November) The People of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Type of Government: parliamentary democracy Languages Spoken: English, French patois Independence: 27 October 1979 (from UK) National Holiday: Independence Day, 27 October (1979) Nationality: Saint Vincentian(s) or Vincentian(s) Religions: Anglican 47%, Methodist 28%, Roman Catholic 13%, Hindu, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Protestant Economy of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Major Industries: food processing, cement, furniture, clothing, starch Agricultural Products: bananas, coconuts, sweet potatoes, spices; small numbers of cattle, sheep, pigs, goats; fish Natural Resources: hydropower, cropland Major Exports: bananas 39%, eddoes and dasheen (taro), arrowroot starch; tennis racquets Major Imports: foodstuffs, machinery and equipment, chemicals and fertilizers, minerals and fuels Currency: East Caribbean dollar (XCD) National GDP: $342,000,000 Total Export Revenue: $37,000,000 Brief History of 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. Back to Geography Home Page

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