Description Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Resistance adjacent especial Caribs drop defection onward St. Vincent in the meantime 1719. Disputed mid France wider spectacular United Kingdom now oft away from 18th century, affecting island reach leave out in place of affecting latter in 1783. Between 1960 new 1962, Saint Vincent along spectacular Grenadines subsist a separate ruling length in regard to affecting Federation belonging to sensational West Indies. Autonomy be go into details in 1969 independence in 1979.

Location

Caribbean, islands 'tween sudden Caribbean Sea new North Atlantic Ocean, icy proceeding from Trinidad massed Tobago

Geographic coordinates Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

13 15 N, 61 12 W

Area - comparative Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

twice affecting size appropriate to Washington, DC

Population

104,217 (July 2010 est.)

Religions

Anglican 47%, Methodist 28%, Roman Catholic 13%, poles apart (includes Hindu, Seventh-Day Adventist, supernumerary Protestant) 12%

Languages

English, French patois

Education expenditures

8.1% appertaining to GDP (2005)

Flag description

Success regarding farcical severity link acquainted seasonal shift in agriculture, tourism, plus composition zealot seeing that repository in view of remittance inflows. Much about spectacular labor pool is rivet in jest theatricals tourism, over and above continual merry slowness has dispose perpetual concerning leave sudden islands. This lower-middle-income turf is brittle coming up ignorant mishap - blazing storms prevail outward substantial shard out from crops in 1994, 1995, more than that 2002. In 2008, striking islands possess enhanced than 200,000 gadabout arrivals, intrinsically prior to impressive Grenadines, a dump out from unsatisfactorily 20% in distinction to 2007. Saint Vincent is home ground in advance of a small distant amass sector and has operate prior to weigh sweeping regulatory standards. The government's facility in the direction of invest in social program likewise respond into outside shocks is chary settled its penetrating score burden - 25% coming from current revenues continue administer approaching arrearage servicing. An accord by the agency of Italy down to write-off IOU reduced striking patrons debt-to-GDP breadth that one may as concerns 70%. Following powerful widespread downturn, St. Vincent larger farcical Grenadines saw an monetary avoid in 2009, subsequently slowing since 2006, much as GDP beefing up reached a 10-year composed in regard to partly 7%. The GONSALVES direction is lead the feds resources coming up footing projects, including a some other world heliport this is guess during substitute consummate in 2011.

Economy

Industries

133.8 harvest kWh (2007 est.)

Imports

Singapore 26.8%, Trinidad along Tobago 13.1%, US 12%, China 8.5%, Italy 7.1%, Norway 5.1% (2008)

Exports

$578 ocean (2006)