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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Contents
Location
Flag
Quick Facts
Capital
Kingstown
Government
parliamentary democracy; independent sovereign state within the Commonwealth
Currency
East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Area
389 sq km
Population
116,394 (July 2002 est.)
Language
English, French patois
Religion
Anglican 47%, Methodist 28%, Roman Catholic 13%, Hindu Seventh-Day Adventist, other Protestant
Calling Code
784
Internet TLD
.vc
Time Zone
UTC -4
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines [1] is an island nation in the Caribbean, north of Trinidad and Tobago. It shares the southernmost Grenadines Islands with the independent island nation of Grenada.
[edit] Regions
 Map of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent - the largest island, the majority of the territory
Grenadines - an archipelago of 32 islands and cays, to the south
[edit] Cities
[edit] Understand
Bananas and other agricultural products remain the staple of this lower-middle income country's economy. Although tourism and other services have been growing moderately in recent years, the government has been ineffective at introducing new industries. Unemployment remains high, and economic growth hinges upon seasonal variations in the agricultural and tourism sectors.
[edit] Climate
Tropical; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November).
[edit] Landscape
Volcanic, mountainous. Highest point: Soufriere volcano (St Vincent) 1,234 m
[edit] Get in
[edit] By plane
The largest airport is E.T. Joshua Airport just outside of the capital of Kingstown. Most flights in and out are relatively local, mostly flying to nearby islands such as Barbados, and Saint Kitts.
[edit] By boat
The islands have many docks and bays, including two large enough to accommodate a cruise ship. Despite this, very few cruises stop in the country and the vast majority of travelers come to the country by airplane.
[edit] Get around
The Island is relativlly small, but the mountainous landscape makes it difficult to get around the island. The main highways run along the costs and as such it is necessary to drive around the whole of the island to get from one side to the other. In terms of public transportaion the island is served by a large number of privatly owned vans that act as a bus service. Driving is on the left.
[edit] By boat
Windward Islands - Windward Islands, one of the worlds largest yacht charter companies, can take care of all crewed charter (no bareboat available) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Operating from 8 international offices (USA, UK, Germany, France, Spain, Switzerland, Caribbean, Monaco).
TripSailor - Marinas and Cruising Logs in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The main language on the islands is English. Due to being a former member of the British Commonwealth, British spellings are more common then American ones.
Ju-C Cola & Hairoun Beer
[edit] Stay safe
Hurricanes are an annual risk. The La Soufriere volcano on the island of Saint Vincent is occasionally active, but a sophisticated advance warning system is in place and resulted in zero casualties in its latest eruption in 1979.
[edit] Stay healthy
The US government suggests that hepatitis A and B shots be given to anyone traveling in the Caribbean, however there are no major health risks in the country.
[edit] Respect
[edit] Contact
St. Vincent uses the western style of calling codes, where all local numbers are seven digits. The are code for the islands is 784, which makes all international numbers for Saint Vincent in the form of 1-784-XXX-XXXX
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