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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an archipelagic country in the southeast Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles in the eastern Caribbean, with Saint Lucia to the north, Barbados to the east and Grenada to the south. It gained independence from the United Kingdom on 27 October 1979. Its capital is Kingstown. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Kingstown 2
Population
109,296 2
2023 census, from the country's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2023 2
Area (sq km)
389 2
Independence or Founding Year
1979 2
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines gained independence from the United Kingdom on 27 October 1979, ten years to the day after becoming an Associated State on 27 October 1969.
Landlocked
No 3
Income Group
Upper-Middle 4
Government Type
Constitutional Monarchy 3
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Cities

Kingstown

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Connections

Associated With

Kingstown, Cities

Kingstown is the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Source Kingstown (Wikipedia)
The Atlantic Ocean, Bodies of Water
Source Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Wikipedia)
The Caribbean, Regions
Source Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Kingstown, Cities
Source Kingstown (Wikipedia)
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Nationals Include

Adrian Saunders

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Godwin Friday

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Source Godwin Friday (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Godwin Elliot Loraine Friday (born 28 September 1959) is a Vincentian politician who has served as Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines since 2025 and as leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) since 2016.

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Les Jolies Eaux

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Mandalay Estate, Mustique

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Source Mandalay Estate, Mustique (Wikipedia)
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank

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Eastern Caribbean dollar

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Found There

Grenadines

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Source Wikidata: Grenadines
Lesser Antilles

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Source Wikidata: Lesser Antilles
Constitution of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court

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Source Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States: Institutions of the OECS, Eastern Caribbean Supreme CourtInstitutions page, Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, member state Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Quote, Institutions page, Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, member state Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
It is a superior court of record for nine Member States, six independent namely, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Antillean fruit-eating bat

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Source Antillean fruit-eating bat (Wikipedia)Ecology
Quote, Ecology
The Antillean fruit-eating bat occurs in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and the Lesser Antilles north to St. Vincent and Barbados.
Black-billed cuckoo

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Blue Marlin

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Mangrove cuckoo

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Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus)

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Royal tern

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Sambar Deer

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Yellow Fever Mosquito

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Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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2. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Introduction
    is an archipelagic country in the eastern Caribbean
  • Infobox, capital
    Kingstown
  • Infobox, area
    389 km2
  • Infobox, 2023 census
    109,296
  • Article text
    SVG remained a colony of the British Empire from 1783 until 1979, when it peacefully achieved independence; the country's culture, language, government and legal system reflect the long legacy of British rule.
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3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)
  • Geography, Coastline
    84 km
  • Government, Government type
    parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
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4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record VCT, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record VCT, incomeLevel
"name": "St. Vincent and the Grenadines", "region": { "id": "LCN", "iso2code": "ZJ", "value": "Latin America \u0026 Caribbean " }, "adminregion": { "id": "LAC", "iso2code": "XJ", "value": "Latin America \u0026 Caribbean (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "UMC", "iso2code": "XT", "value": "Upper middle income" }
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Wikidata: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Wikidata Q757, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source

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