Island name: Saint Vincent.  Country: St. Vincent and the Grenadines.  Nationality: Saint Vincentian(s) or Vincentian(s).  Language: English, French patois. Island's Capital: Kingstown. Population: . Coastline: . Size: 32 km x 16 km (21 x 11 miles), 344 sq km (133 sq miles). Terrain: rugged mountainous terrain, lush forest, valleys and waterfalls, and many beautiful uncluttered beaches and inlets.  Climate: tropical; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November).

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Overview: Kingstown, the capital of St. Vincent & The Grenadines, is a small but bustling town with a beautiful natural harbor. It is a market town which has a variety of small and interesting shops.

Location: Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, north of Trinidad and Tobago. 

Geographic coordinates: 13 15 N, 61 12 W. 

Highest point: Soufriere Vulcano 1,234 m. 

Electricity: 220/240 volts AC, 50Hz. 

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Airports: 5. 

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Ports and harbors: Kingstown. 

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Telephone system: islandwide, fully automatic telephone system; VHF/UHF radiotelephone from Saint Vincent to the other islands of the Grenadines;  VHF/UHF radiotelephone from Saint Vincent to Barbados; new SHF radiotelephone to Grenada and to Saint Lucia; access to Intelsat earth station in Martinique through Saint Lucia. 

Government type: constitutional monarchy. 

Legal system: based on English common law. 

Ethnic groups: black 66%, mixed 19%, East Indian 6%, Carib Amerindian 2%, other 7%. 

Religions: Anglican 47%, Methodist 28%, Roman Catholic 13%, other (includes Hindu, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Protestant) 12%. 

Literacy: 96% (male: 96%, female: 96%). 

Industries: food processing, cement, furniture, clothing, starch. 

Agriculture—products: bananas, coconuts, sweet potatoes, spices; small numbers of cattle, sheep, pigs, goats; fish. 

Natural resources: NEGL. 

GDP—per capita: purchasing power parity—$2,400 (1998 est.). 

Unemployment rate: 35%-40% (1994 est.). 

Radio frequencies

BBC World Service MHz 17.72 15.22 6.195 5.975

Voice of America: MHz 13.74 11.70 6.130 5.995