Dialing code ++1-784
ISO 2 code VC
ISO 3 code VCT
Capital Kingstown
Main Language English
Currency Dollar (XCD)
GDP $1.1 billion 184th
Population 104,217 197th

Geography

Continent North America
Location Caribbean islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean north of Trinidad and Tobago
Land 389 km2 205th
Terrain Volcanic mountainous
Climate Tropical; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
Natural Hazards Volcanic mountainous
Note: 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

Neighbouring Countries

History

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.
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Demographics

Life Expectancy 73.65 years 91st
Median Age 28.9 years 90th
Birth Rate 15.27 births/1,000 population 130th
Death Rate 6.91 births/1,000 population 126th
Sex Ratio 0.82 male(s)/female 79th
Literacy 96.0% 81st
Population

104217

Transportation

Roadways 829 km 180th
Railways None km
Airports 6 165th
Waterways None km
Heliports None
Airports paved 1 146th

Economy

Currency Dollar (XCD)
GDP $1.1 billion 184th
GDP per capita (PPP) $10500 92nd