ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES: COUNTRY PROFILE AND MAP
GEOGRAPHY
St. Vincent and the Grenadines is located in the Windward Islands 100 mls west of Barbados, 21 mls south of St. Lucia. St. Vincent is 133 sq mls, 18 mls long and 11 mls wide. It is the largest of the group of islands with a mountainous, heavily cultivated interior and rugged coast line dotted with black sand beaches.
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The Grenadines, 32 islands and cays covering 17 sq mls, have white coral sand beaches and clear waters. The main islands of the Grenadines are Bequia, Canouan, Mustique, Palm Island, Petit St. Vincent, Mayreau and Union Island.
TIME
EST +1. GMT -4.
CLIMATE
Average temperatures range from 75 87 degrees F. Driest season is January to April. Rainy season is June to October. Average rainfall 80" per year on the coast. 150" per year in the interior.
LANGUAGE
English
POPULATION
111,617 (Estimated 1999)
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