On Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
OVERVIEW
Official Name: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Capital: Kingstown
Type of Government: Parliamentary Democracy
Head of State: Queen ELIZABETH II; Represented by Governor General Fredrick Nathaniel BALLANTYNE
Head of Government: Prime Minister Ralph E. GONSALVES
Foreign Minister: Louis STRAKER
Population: 118,432 (July 2008 Estimate)
Land Area: 389 sq. km
Gross Domestic Product (GDP):
Purchasing power parity (PPP): $1.042 billion (2007 Estimate)
Per capita PPP: $9,800 (2007 Estimate)
Government Website: www.gov.vc
Ambassador to the U.S.: La Celia A. PRINCE
Washington Embassy Address:
3216 New Mexico Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016
Deputy Chief of Mission (in Washington): N/A
Washington Embassy Website: www.embassy.org/embassies/vc.html
U.S. Ambassador to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Mary M. OURISMAN (Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
US Embassy website in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: barbados.usembassy.gov
Source: CIA World Factbook.
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- NewsletterNov 3, 2008
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