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St Vincent’s location

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (English: Saint Vincent and Grenadines) consists of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It is a volcanic island country located in the southern part of the Lesser Antilles in the Eastern Caribbean. Its capital is Kingston. The total land area is 389 square kilometers, of which St. Vincent covers an area of ??344 square kilometers, is 29 kilometers long, and 18 kilometers at its widest point. The Grenadines consists of 32 small islands with a total area of ??approximately 43 square kilometers. [2] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines became independent on October 27, 1979. It is now a member of the Commonwealth of Nations with a population of approximately 110,000 (2017). Its main inhabitants are blacks and mulattoes. Economic agriculture is the mainstay, with bananas as the main cash crop; at the same time, St. Vincent and the Grenadines is the largest arrowroot producer in the world. Offshore finance and tourism occupy an important position. In 2017, the country's GDP was approximately $815 million. As of 2018, the country has not established diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China. But on August 15, 1981, Taiwan Province of China "established" so-called "diplomatic relations" with St. Vincent and the Grenadines. On April 10, 2021, the St. Vincent and the Grenadines volcano erupted. The volcanic ash column shot up to a height of 10,000 meters, and the surrounding area instantly "changed from day to night."