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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a country in the Caribbean. About 110 000 people live there, in an area of 389 square kilometres. Its capital city is Kingstown.
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Where is Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines lies in the Caribbean, on the continent of Americas.
It sits in the northern half of the world, roughly 1 475 km from the equator.
Its coastline is about 84 km long.
It has no land neighbours — every border it has is with the sea.
How big is Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines covers 389 square kilometres.
Luxembourg is about 6.6 times bigger.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 183rd largest.
Spread everybody out evenly and you get about 283.3 people on every square kilometre.
That is busier than the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Who lives in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
About 110 000 people live in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
That is the 180th biggest population in the world.
People here speak English.
They pay with the Eastern Caribbean dollar ($).
On average, people born here can expect to live about 72 years.
The land of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Its coast runs for about 84 km. Walking it end to end, at twenty kilometres a day, would take roughly 4 days.
It lies inside the tropics, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes Saint Vincent and the Grenadines different?
Websites from here often end in .vc.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the rest of the world
Fewer than one person in every thousand on Earth lives in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
It takes up less than a hundredth of one per cent of all the land in the world.
Within Americas the country ranks 33rd of 35 by size, and 32nd by population.
Nature and animals
The highest mountain in the country is La Soufrière, at 1 234 metres. The longest river in the country is the Colonarie River.
Where this country lands in the record lists
How big is Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with the United States?
- The United States is about 24 094 times as big as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 9 372 610 km² against 389 km².
- The United Kingdom is about 624 times as big as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 242 900 km² against 389 km².
Questions children ask
What is the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
The capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is Kingstown. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
About 110 000 people live in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, which makes it the 180th most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
How big is Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines covers 389 square kilometres, making it the 183rd largest country in the world. Luxembourg is about 6.6 times bigger.
What is the highest mountain in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
The highest mountain in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is La Soufrière, 1 234 metres above sea level. It is the country's highest point.
What is the longest river in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
The longest river in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is the Colonarie River, about 8 kilometres long.
Which continent is Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is in Americas, in the part called the Caribbean.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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