Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Quick Facts
- Capital
- Kingstown
- Population
- 100,647 (2024 est.)
- Area
- 389 sq km (Saint Vincent 344 sq km)
- Government
- parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
- Languages
- English, Vincentian Creole English, French patois
- Religions
- Protestant 75% (Pentecostal 27.6%, Anglican 13.9%, Seventh Day Adventist 11.6%, Baptist 8.9%, Methodist 8.7%, Evangelical 3.8%, Salvation Army 0.3%, Presbyterian/Congregational 0.3%), Roman Catholic 6.3%, Rastafarian 1.1%, Jehovah's Witness 0.8%, other 4.7%, none 7.5%, unspecified 4.7% (2012 est.)
- Ethnic Groups
- African descent 71.2%, mixed 23%, Indigenous 3%, East Indian/Indian 1.1%, European 1.5%, other 0.2% (2012 est.)
- Currency
- East Caribbean dollars (XCD)
- Life Expectancy
- 77.2 years (2024 est.)
- Internet Domain
- .vc
- Climate
- tropical; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
- Terrain
- volcanic, mountainous
- Natural Resources
- hydropower, arable land
- Major Exports
- ships, wheat flours, animal food, shellfish, construction vehicles (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook (public domain)
Overview
Resistance from native Caribs prevented colonization on Saint Vincent until 1719. France and England disputed the island for most of the 18th century, but it was ceded to England in 1783.