Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

VC / VCT   13.0°, -61.2°

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, sometimes known simply as Saint Vincent, is an archipelagic country in the eastern Caribbean. It is located in the southeast Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, which lie in the West Indies, at the southern end of the eastern border between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. To the north lies Saint Lucia, to the east is Barbados and Grenada lies to the south.

Read Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on Wikipedia  ·  Recent news from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

You have not been asked about Saint Vincent and the Grenadines yet.

Capital
Kingstown
Population
109,897
Area
389 km2
Climate
Tropical
Government
Parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy
Currency
Eastern Caribbean dollar
Languages
English 114k, Vincentian Creole English, French patois
Sells
ships, wheat flours, animal food, shellfish
Sells to
Croatia 16%, Barbados 14%, USA 10%
Land borders
None
Drives on the
left
Calling code
+1784
Founded
1979
Hemisphere
Northern

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Englishofficial
114k speakers
—
—

What it sells, and to whom

Every line is a thread: click a commodity or a partner to see who else trades in it.

Exports

ships wheat flours animal food shellfish construction vehicles

Imports

ships refined petroleum wheat coal poultry

Trades with

Croatia16.0% Barbados14.0% USA10.0% St. Lucia10.0% St. Kitts & Nevis8.0% Italy7.0% Trinidad & Tobago7.0% China6.0% UK6.0%

Natural resources

hydropower arable land

Industries

tourism; food processing cement furniture clothing starch

Farms and fisheries

  • bananas
  • root vegetables
  • plantains
  • spices
  • coconuts
  • fruits

Largest cities

Kingstown  capital 24,518
Calliaqua 24,205

Form of government

Parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy.

representative democracy constitutional monarchy

Money, belief and alliances

Money

Eastern Caribbean dollar

Belongs to

Organization of American States United Nations International Development Association Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Commonwealth of Nations Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency International Bank for Reconstruction and Development UNESCO World Health Organization Interpol Caribbean Community World Trade Organization Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean Universal Postal Union

Climate and geography

tropical; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)

Climate zone

Tropical

Highest point

La Soufrière

Northern hemisphere.

In charge right now

Charles III
Charles III Head of state
Godwin Friday
Godwin Friday Head of government

Figures from its history

Milton Cato
Milton Cato First prime minister Robert Milton Cato,, was a socialist Vincentian politician who served as the first Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and also held the offices Premier of Saint Vincent and Chief Minister of Saint Vincent before independence.
Quiz me Back to the atlas Follow a thread