St Vincent and the Grenadines

St Vincent and the Grenadines

AREA	St Vincent: 344 sq km (133 sq miles). Grenadines: 45.3 sq km (17.3 sq miles). Total: 323.0 sq km (150.3 sq miles).
POPULATION	111,105 (1996).
POPULATION DENSITY	285.3 per sq km.
CAPITAL	Kingstown.
CAPITAL POPULATION	16,132 (1996).
GEOGRAPHY	St Vincent & the Grenadines make up part of the Windward Islands and lie south of St Lucia. St Vincent, like all the Windwards, is volcanic and mountainous with luxuriant vegetation and black sand beaches. The highest peak of St Vincent, La Soufrière (1219m/4000ft), is volcanic, and deep down in the crater is a lake. The 'tail' of the comet of St Vincent (the Grenadines) is a string of islands and cays that splays south from Bequia (pronounced Beck-Way), Petit Nevis, Isle D'Quatre and Pigeon Island to Battowia, Baliceaux, Mustique, Petit Mustique, Savan, Canouan, Petit Canouan, Mayreau and the Tobago Cays, Union Island, Palm Island and Petit St Vincent. All of the Grenadines are famous for their white beaches, clear waters and verdant scenery.
GOVERNMENT	Constitutional monarachy. Gained independence from the UK in 1979. Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II, represented locally by Governor General Sir Charles Antrobus since 1996. Head of Government: Prime Minister Sir James F Mitchell since 1984.
LANGUAGE	English.
RELIGION	Roman Catholic, Anglican, Methodist and other Christian denominations.
STANDARD TIME	GMT - 4.
ELECTRICITY	220/240 volts AC, 50Hz.

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