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Brief History. Carib Indians aggressively prevented European settlement on St. Vincent until the 18th century. Beginning in 1719, French settlers cultivated coffee, tobacco, indigo, cotton, and sugar on plantations worked by enslaved Africans. In 1763, St. Vincent was ceded to Britain. Autonomy was granted in 1969 and independence in 1979.

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Local name: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Capital: Kingstown

Population: 117,848

Government: parliamentary democracy

Currency: East Caribbean dollar (XCD)

Land size: 389 sq km

Topography: volcanic, mountainous

Typical foods:

Major exports: bananas 39%, eddoes and dasheen (taro), arrowroot starch; tennis racquets

Information on the People

Official language: English, French patois

Other languages spoken:

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

Literacy rate: 96%

Male/Female Ratio: 1.04 male(s) to every 1 female

Life expectancy: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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

Internet users: 8,000

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