Travel to Saint Vincent And The Grenadines

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Last Minute Tips Before you Travel to Saint Vincent And The Grenadines

Time Zone: GMT/UTC -4
Electricity: 230V, 50 Hz (bring an adapter/transformer for your hair drier, laptop, cellullar phone etc.)
Currency: Eastern Caribbean Dollar (EC$)
Country Dialing Code: 784

Saint Vincent And The Grenadines

Location
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago

Capital
Kingstown

Population
117,534 (July 2005 est.)

Regions
6 parishes; Charlotte, Grenadines, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint Patrick

Climate
tropical; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)

Ethnic groups
black 66%, mixed 19%, East Indian 6%, Carib Amerindian 2%, other 7%

Religions
Anglican 47%, Methodist 28%, Roman Catholic 13%, Hindu, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Protestant

Languages
English, French patois

Government type
parliamentary democracy; independent sovereign state within the Commonwealth

Background
Disputed between France and the United Kingdom in the 18th century, Saint Vincent was ceded to the latter in 1783. Autonomy was granted in 1969 and independence in 1979.

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