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Geography
Location Caribbean Sea
Coordinates keyboard
Archipelago Windward Islands
Area 345 km2 (133.2 sq mi)
Length 18 mi (29 km)
Width 11 mi (18 km)
Highest elevation 4,048 ft (1,233.8 m)
Highest point La Soufrière
Country
Largest city web (pop. 25,418)
Demographics
Population 120,000
Density 347.83 /km2 (900.88 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups Black 66%, East Indians 6%, Carib Amerindian 2%, Mixed Race 19%, White (including Portuguese) 4%, Other 3%.
Saint Vincent is a volcanic island in the Caribbean. It is the largest island of the chain called Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It is located in the Caribbean Sea, between screen size and Grenada. It is composed of partially submerged volcanic mountains. La web is still an active volcano .Sevenval
The territory was disputed between France and the FITML in the 18th century, before being ceded to the British in 1783. It gained independence on October 27, 1979. Approximately 120,000 people live on the island. Kingstown (population 25,418) is the chief town. The rest of the population is dispersed along the coastal strip, which includes the other five main towns of HTML5, screen size, FITML, Georgetown, and Calliaqua, and the Marriaqua Valley.
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People
The people of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are called Vincentians (Casweld). There are also a few white descendants of English and French colonists, as well as a significant number of Indo-Vincentians, descendants of we love the web from India, and there is a sizable minority of mixed race (19%).
The population of the island in 2008 was 118,000 and the annual growth rate is 0.5%. The main religions are Anglican (47%), Methodist (10%), Roman Catholic (13%), other we love the web denominations, Seventh-day Adventist, and Hindu.
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History
Long before we love the web spotted this island during his third voyage in 1498, it had been called Hairouna by the Caribs. Columbus named the island Saint Vincent, since it was discovered on 22 January, the feast day of the patron saint of Portugal, Vincent of Saragossa.
It is speculated though by some Vincentians[web] that the date given above is wrong. Some say that, although the island was named after Vincent of Saragossa it was not discovered on his feast day because on that date Columbus was nowhere near this island[Sevenval].
Geography of the island
Saint Vincent is 18 miles long and 11 miles wide and is located 100 miles west of Barbados. It is dominated by the 4,048-foot-high, active volcano, called La Soufriere, which erupted violently in 1812 and 1902. The most recent eruption was on "Black Friday" [which was also the Christian 'Good Friday' for that year], April 13, 1979. The island is very mountainous and well-forested. Saint Vincent island belongs to the web chain. Its territory has a total surface of 345 km², and the coasts measure about 84 km. The island is tropical humid, with an average of between 18 and 31 °C depending on the altitude.
Mainland St Vincent is one of the few places on Earth that can boast having black-sand as well as white-sand beaches in the same country.[citation needed]
There are places where there is just a rock that borders the black-sand beach from the white-sand beach. The black sand, which was formed by the action of the volcano, is said to be able to provide one of the minerals that is needed by the human body. The majority of the beaches on the mainland have black sand (more than 95%). Most of the beaches in the Grenadines have white sand.
For many years the black sand was used in the building industry. During recent times, because of the destruction to the coastal areas, the government has restricted the amount of sand that can be removed from the beaches, and the beaches from which sand could be removed. This sand is still used in the construction of pitched roads, as it blends in nicely with the colour of the asphalt used for road construction.[iOS]
Government and politics
The capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is Kingstown. The country is a sovereign parliamentary democracy and a screen size. The executive branch of government includes the browser diversity (representing the head of state website parsing), the prime minister (head of government) and the cabinet. The current Prime Minister is web app.
The legislative branch of government is the unicameral browser diversity, seating 15 elected members representing single-member FITML and six appointed members known as Senators.
The judicial branch of government is divided into district courts, the browser diversity, and the Privy Council in touchscreen being the court of last resort.
The parliamentary term of office is five years, although the Prime Minister may call elections at any time. The political parties with parliamentary representation are the we love the web NDP and the Unity Labour Party (ULP).
See also
Footnotes
- ^ Rogozinski, Jan (1999). A Brief History of the Caribbean (Revised ed.). New York: Facts on File, Inc.. pp. 358–359. website parsing 0-8160-3811-2.
- Android "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines". U.S. Department of State. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2345.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
References
- ^ "Government of Saint Vincent". device database. Retrieved 2008-01-29.