FACTS ABOUT SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

AMAZING FACTS ABOUT SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

1.            Kingstown is the capital city of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

2.           The total population of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 109,643.

3.            The natives of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are called Vincentians.

4.            The East Caribbean dollar (XCD) is official currency of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

5.            The official language is English.

6.             Kingstown is the capital, chief port, and main commercial center of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. With a population of 16,500 (2010), Kingstown is the most populous settlement in the country.

 

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7.              There are over 32 islands and cays that make up St Vincent and the Grenadines.

8.               At 1,234 meters (4,049 feet), La Soufrière is the highest peak on Saint Vincent as well as the highest point in the island country of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

9.              Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has 84 kilometers (52 miles) of coastline.

10.            Fort Charlotte is a historic fort with spectacular views overlooking Kingstown.

11.            The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Botanic Gardens is located in Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It is one of the oldest in the Western Hemisphere and perhaps the oldest in the tropical world.

12.            At the very northern tip of the leeward coast, masked by steep cliffs and volcanic coastal formations, is the Falls of Baleine.

 

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13.            The name “Saint Vincent” was bestowed by Columbus on his discovery of the island on 22 January 1498, in honor of Saint Vincent of Saragossa, a Spanish saint.

14.            The name “Grenadines” derives from the Spanish for “pomegranate” (in reference to the distribution of the smaller islands; pomegranate fruits do not grow on the islands).

15.            For many people, the breadfruit is seen as a symbol of St. Vincent, tied to the nation’s culture and heritage.

16.            The Amazona Guildingi – the St Vincent Parrot is the National Bird.

17.            The cuisine of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is quite similar to all the neighboring islands. Their Creole cuisine is based on different contributions including European, African and Asian.

18.            In 1793 Captain Bligh (of “Mutiny on the Bounty” fame) brought 630 breadfruit plants to St Vincent. The sucker from one of those plants can be found in the Botanic Gardens.

19.            Saint Vincent is known by the Caribs as Hairoun (‘Land of the Blessed’).

20.            During its 2001 Field Survey, ‘REEF’ found 225 species of fish in the waters of St Vincent!

21.            St. Vincent and the Grenadines became officially independent on October 2, 1979 and adopted their constitution on the same day while choosing to follow a democratic form of government.

22.            The Carnegie Building (Old Public Library) in Kingstown was named after the American philanthropist who donated £2000 for the building, which was built in 1909.

23.            St. Vincent and the Grenadines Exports: bananas, eddoes and dasheen (taro), arrowroot starch and tennis racquets.

24.            St. Vincent and the Grenadines Imports: foodstuffs, machinery and equipment, chemicals and fertilizers, minerals and fuels.

25.            The internet country code for St. Vincent and the Grenadines is .vc.