Saunt Vincent an the Grenadines
Coordinates: 13°15′N 61°12′W / 13.250°N 61.200°W
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| Motto: "Pax et Justitia" (Laitin) "Peace an Juistice" |
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| Anthem: "Saunt Vincent, Laund so beautiful" | ||||||
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| Caipital | Kingstown 13°10′N 61°14′W / 13.167°N 61.233°W |
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| Lairgest ceety | capital | |||||
| Offeecial leids | Inglis | |||||
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| Demonym | Vincentian, Vincy | |||||
| Govrenment | Pairlamentary democracy unner constitutional monarchy | |||||
| • | Monarch | Elizabeth II | ||||
| • | Govrenor-General | Frederick Ballantyne | ||||
| • | Prime Meenister | Ralph Gonsalves | ||||
| Legislature | Hoose o Assembly | |||||
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| • | Associated State | 27 October 1969 | ||||
| • | frae the Unitit Kinrick | 27 October 1979 | ||||
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| • | Tot | 389 km2 (198th) 150 sq mi |
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| • | Watter (%) | negligible | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| • | 2013 estimate | 103,000[1] (196t) | ||||
| • | 2011 census | 109,991 | ||||
| • | Density | 307/km2 (39t) 792/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate | |||||
| • | Tot | $1.259 billion[2] | ||||
| • | Per capita | $11,700[2] | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate | |||||
| • | Total | $695 million[2] | ||||
| • | Per capita | $6,342[2] | ||||
| HDI (2014) |  0.720[3]heich · 97t |
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| Siller | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) | |||||
| Time zone | (UTC-4) | |||||
| Drives on the | left | |||||
| Cawin code | +1 784 | |||||
| Internet TLD | .vc | |||||
Saunt Vincent an the Grenadines (pronounced /seɪnt ˈvɪnsənt æn ðə ɡrɛnəˈdiːnz/ (
listen)) is a kintra in the Lesser Antilles chain, namely in the soothren portion o the Windward Islands, which lie at the soothren end o the eastren border o the Caribbean Sea whaur the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean. Its 389-square-kilometre (150 sq mi) territory consists o the main island o Saunt Vincent an the northren twa-thirds o the Grenadines, which are a chain o smawer islands stretchin sooth frae Saunt Vincent Island tae Grenada. Tae the north o St. Vincent lies St. Lucia, tae the east Barbados. Saunt Vincent an the Grenadines is densely populatit (ower 300 inhabitants/km2) wi its 120,000 fowk. Its caipital is Keengstoun, an aa its main port. The kintra haes a French an Breetish colonial history an is nou pairt o the Commonweel o Nations an CARICOM.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Central Intelligence Agency. "St Vincent and the Grenadines". The World Factbook.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
- ↑ "2015 Human Development Report" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
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