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Description Saint Vincent and the Grenadines by rbd.me
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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.
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Location
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Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
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Area - comparative
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twice the size of Washington, DC
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Natural resources Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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volcanic, mountainous
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Population Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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104,217 (July 2010 est.)
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Religions Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Anglican 47%, Methodist 28%, Roman Catholic 13%, other (includes Hindu, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Protestant) 12%
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Languages
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English, French patois
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Education Saint Vincent and the Grenadines expenditures
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8.1% of GDP (2005)
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Government Saint Vincent and the Grenadines type
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parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
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Independence
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27 October 1979 (from the UK)
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Economy - overview
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three vertical bands of blue (hoist side), gold (double width), and green; the gold band bears three green diamonds arranged in a V pattern
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Investment Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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6.1% (2007 est.)
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Industries Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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124.4 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Airports Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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joins other Caribbean states to counter Venezuela's claim that Aves Island sustains human habitation, a criterion under UNCLOS, which permits Venezuela to extend its EEZ/continental shelf over a large portion of the eastern Caribbean Sea
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