Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
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| Motto: "Pax et Justitia" (Latin) "Peace and Justice" | |
| Anthem: "Saint Vincent, Land so Beautiful" | |
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| Capital and largest city | Kingstown 13°10′N 61°14′W / 13.167°N 61.233°W |
| Official languages | English |
| Vernacular language | Vincentian Creole |
| Ethnic groups (2020) |
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| Religion (2020)[4] |
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| Demonym(s) | Vincentian and Grenadinian Vincy (colloquial) |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Charles III |
| Susan Dougan | |
| Ralph Gonsalves | |
| Legislature | House of Assembly |
| Independence | |
| 27 October 1969 | |
• from the United Kingdom | 27 October 1979 |
| Area | |
• Total | 389 km2 (150 sq mi) (184th) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
| Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 110,872[5] (180th) |
• 2012 census | 109,991[6] |
• Density | 307/km2 (795.1/sq mi) (39th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
• Total |  $2 billion |
• Per capita | $17,840[7] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
• Total | $1 billion |
• Per capita | $9,360[7] |
| HDI (2022) |  0.772[8]high (81st) |
| Currency | E.C dollar (XCD) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| Drives on | left |
| Calling code | +1 784 |
| ISO 3166 code | VC |
| Internet TLD | .vc |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (/ˌɡrɛnəˈdiːnz/ GREH-nə-DEENZ) is an island 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 of the Caribbean Sea, where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean.
Its 369 km2 (142 sq mi) territory consists of the main island of Saint Vincent and, south of that, two-thirds of the northern part of the Grenadines, a chain of 32 smaller islands. Some of the Grenadines are inhabited—Bequia, Mustique, Union Island, Canouan, Petit Saint Vincent, Palm Island, Mayreau, Young Island—while others are not: Tobago Cays, Baliceaux, Battowia, Quatre, Petite Mustique, Savan and Petit Nevis.
To the north of Saint Vincent lies Saint Lucia, to the east is Barbados, and Grenada lies to the south. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a population density of over 300 inhabitants/km2 (700 per sq mi), with an estimated population of 110,872.[5]
Kingstown is the capital and main port. Saint Vincent has a British colonial history, and is now part of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, CARICOM, the Commonwealth of Nations, the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas, and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).
In April 2021, the La Soufrière volcano erupted several times with "explosive events" continuing for two weeks. By 12 April, 16,000 residents had evacuated the area.[9][10] Assistance and emergency financial support was being provided by several nearby islands, the United Kingdom, and agencies such as the United Nations. The first significant offer of long-term funding, of US$20 million, was announced on 13 April 2021 by the World Bank.[11]
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