Country Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Girl Beautiful

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Information

List All Cities in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Listing cities Saint Vincent and the Grenadines database :

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

104,217 (July 2010 est.)

Government type

6 parishes; Charlotte, Grenadines, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint Patrick

Administrative divisions

parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm

Independence

Independence Day, 27 October (1979)

International organization participation

three vertical bands of blue (hoist side), gold (double width), and green; the gold band bears three green diamonds arranged in a V pattern

Economy - overview

Market value of publicly traded shares

food processing, cement, furniture, clothing, starch

Agriculture - products

Industries

133.8 million kWh (2007 est.)

Industrial production growth rate

124.4 million kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity - production

0 kWh (2008 est.)

Oil - production

0 bbl/day (2007 est.)

Internet country code

66,000 (2008)

Please select your country :

Add To Favorite

http://www.flagcounter.com/index.html [11/16/2010 6:42:32 PM] danith007: http://www.revolvermaps.com/?target=setup

Logo Girlbeautiful