 Saint Vincent/Grenadines
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
13 15 N, 61 12 W |
| Area |
total: 389 sq km (Saint Vincent 344 sq km) land: 389 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Climate |
tropical; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November) |
| Terrain |
volcanic, mountainous |
| Population |
118,149 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
English, French patois |
| Imports |
foodstuffs, machinery and equipment, chemicals and fertilizers, minerals and fuels |
| Exports |
bananas 39%, eddoes and dasheen (taro), arrowroot starch; tennis racquets |
| Hazards |
hurricanes; Soufriere volcano on the island of Saint Vincent is a constant threat |
| Resources |
hydropower, cropland |
| Geography |
the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is comprised of 32 islands and cays |
| Nationality |
noun: Saint Vincentian(s) or Vincentian(s) adjective: Saint Vincentian or Vincentian |
| Capital |
name: Kingstown geographic coordinates: 13 09 N, 61 14 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Internet Country Code |
.vc |
| Internet Users |
8,000 (2005) |
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