圣文森特和格林纳丁斯总结

圣文森特和格林纳丁斯岛国,在东加勒比海向风群岛。它是由圣文森特岛和格林纳丁斯群岛北部。面积:150平方英里(389平方公里)。人口:2023(美国东部时间)111500年。资本:金斯敦。大部分的非洲血统的人。语言:英语(官方)。宗教:基督教(主要是新教徒;还其他基督徒,罗马天主教);印度教,伊斯兰教。 Currency: Eastern Caribbean dollar. The islands are composed of volcanic rock. Thickly wooded volcanic mountains run north-south and are cut by many swift streams. Soufrière (4,048 ft [1,234 m]), the highest of the mountains, has had devastating volcanic eruptions. Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy, and export crops include bananas and arrowroot. Tourism is also important. The country is a constitutional monarchy with one legislative house; its head of state is the British monarch, represented by the governor-general, and the head of government is the prime minister. The French and the British contested for control of Saint Vincent until 1763, when it was ceded to England by the Treaty of Paris. The original inhabitants, the Caribs, recognized British sovereignty but revolted in 1795. Most of the Caribs were deported; many who remained were killed in volcanic eruptions in 1812 and 1902. In 1969 Saint Vincent became a self-governing state in association with the United Kingdom, and in 1979 it achieved full independence.