Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Americas ยท Capital: Kingstown
How it is run: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a member of the United Nations, so it gets one vote in the General Assembly. Use the research links below to find out exactly who makes the laws there.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is home to 99,924 people in Caribbean, where people speak English.
Numbers that tell a story ๐ข
๐ฅ People
99,924 people
That is about 12 people out of every million on Earth (counted in 2025).
๐บ๏ธ Land
389 kmยฒ
Smaller than most big cities โ you could cross it in an afternoon.
๐๏ธ How crowded
About 257 people per square kilometre โ busy towns with countryside in between.
๐ Size in its region
36th most people in Americas
41st largest by land in Americas.
๐ฃ๏ธ Official languages
English
๐ฐ Money
Eastern Caribbean dollar ($)
Life here today ๐ฉบ
These come from World Bank open data โ the same numbers governments use when they argue about budgets.
โค๏ธ How long people live
71.4 years on average
Doctors, clean water and food supply all change this number over time.
๐ผ Money made per person each year
about US$12,562
A lower-middle-income country: incomes are rising, but many families still farm or work informally.
๐ข Living in cities
48% of people
Many people still live in villages and farming towns.
๐ Kids under 15
20.9% of the population
A fairly balanced mix of young and old.
Everyday details ๐งญ
๐ Phone code
+1784
Dial this before the number to call from another country.
๐ Websites end in
.vc
๐ง People here are called
Saint Vincentian
๐ท๏ธ Name at home
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
๐ Coast or inland
Has a coastline
๐๏ธ UN voting group
Latin American and Caribbean Group
Countries in the same group often plan votes together.
Neighbours & borders ๐ค
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has no land borders at all. It is surrounded by water, so boats and planes are the way in and out.
Say its name around the world ๐ฃ๏ธ
Countries have different names in different languages. Try these with a penpal.
Spanish
San Vicente y Granadinas
French
Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines
Arabic
ุณุงูุช ูููุณูุช ูุงูุบุฑููุงุฏูู
Chinese
ๅฃๆๆฃฎ็นๅๆ ผๆ็บณไธๆฏ
Japanese
ใปใณใใใณใปใณใใปใฐใฌใใใฃใผใณ
Russian
ะกะตะฝั-ะะธะฝัะตะฝั ะธ ะัะตะฝะฐะดะธะฝั
Portuguese
Sรฃo Vincente e Granadinas
German
St. Vincent und die Grenadinen
Put it in perspective ๐
- United States โ the most populated country in Americas โ has about 3420.4ร as many people as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
- All of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines would fit inside one large national park in many other countries.
- If everyone in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines lined up shoulder to shoulder, the line would stretch about 50 km.
Fast facts ๐ง
Fact of the day: ๐ป๐จ is the flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Its country code โ the short name used on the internet and at the Olympics โ is VC.
๐ท๏ธ Official name
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
๐๏ธ Capital
Kingstown
๐ Region
Americas ยท Caribbean
๐ค Country code
VC
๐๏ธ UN status
UN member state
๐ฉ Independence
Independent country
More about Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ๐
๐งญ Where on the map
13.3ยฐ N, 61.2ยฐ W
๐ Half of the world
Northern & Western hemisphere
๐ฐ๏ธ Clock check
Roughly UTC-4 โ when it is noon in London it is about 08:00 in Kingstown.
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines sits in Caribbean, in the northern and western half of the globe.
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an independent country, meaning it makes its own laws.
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines shares its part of the world with Montserrat. Countries close together often trade the most with each other.
- The capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is Kingstown โ that's where the country's big decisions get made.
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is close to the line of 0ยฐ longitude, so its clocks are near the world's reference time (UTC).
Countries nearby ๐ค
Talk about it ๐ฌ
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has 1 official language. How would your school day change if lessons were taught in more than one language?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines can trade by sea. What should a country protect first: its ports, its fishing waters, or its beaches?
- If Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spoke at the General Assembly tomorrow, what one problem should its delegate ask the world to help fix?
Quick quiz ๐งช
Guess first, then tap to check your answer.
What is the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
Kingstown
Which money do people spend in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
Eastern Caribbean dollar ($)
How many countries share a land border with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
None โ no land neighbours at all.
Roughly how many people live in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
99,924 people
Keep researching ๐
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