St Vincent and the Grenadines, one of the Windward Island countries of the eastern Caribbean, lies near the southern end of the Caribbean chain, about 97km (60 miles) north of Grenada. A small mountainous island country among the Windward Islands in the eastern Caribbean.
Geography
Geographic coordinates
13 15 N, 61 12 W
Area
total: 389 sq km
Saint Vincent: 344 sq km (133 sq miles)
Grenadines: 45.3 sq km (16.7 sq miles)
People
Population
118,149 (July 2007 est.)
Languages
English, French patois
Government
Head of Government
Hon. Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister
Capital
Kingstown
Independence
27 October 1979 (from UK)
Constitution
27 October 1979
Legal system
based on English common law
Date of OECS Membership
18th June 1981
Economy
GDP
purchasing power parity - $342 million (2002 est.)
GDP - per capita
purchasing power parity - $3,600 (2005 est.)
Agriculture - products
bananas, coconuts, sweet potatoes, spices, small numbers of cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, fish
