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Central America and the Caribbean > Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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Background:

Resistance by native Caribs prevented colonization on St. Vincent until 1719. Disputed between France and the United Kingdom for most of the 18th century, the island was ceded to the latter in 1783. Between 1960 and 1962, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was a separate administrative unit of the Federation of the West Indies. Autonomy was granted in 1969 and independence in 1979.

Population:

119,051

GDP per capita:

$3,611.90 per capita

Capital with population:

Kingstown - 15,466

Largest city with population:

Kingstown - 15,466

Alternative names:

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, , saint vincent and grenadines, saint vincent, saint vincent/grenadines, st vincent and the grenadines, st. vincent and the grenadines, St. Vincent & Grenadines, St vincent

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Shaded Relief) 1996	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Shaded Relief) 1988
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