- St Vincent is a volcanic island in the Caribbean, apart of the Lesser Antilles island chain.
- St Vincent is the largest of the chain of St Vincent and the Grenadines.
- Located between St Lucia and Grenada; though Barbados is "close" and so is Trinidad and Tobago.
- La Soufriere is a 4048ft active volcano on St Vincent, which last erupted in 1979.
- Population is ~120,000. The Capital is Kingstown with a population of 19,300.
- Literacy=88%
- Unemployment=12-22%
- Life Expectancy
- Men=69
- Women=74
- Climate:
- Mountainous
- Well forested
- Tropical humid (70-90F).
- Beaches have black and white sand. ~95% in St Vincent have black sand. But all beaches in the Grenadines have white sand.
- St Vincent is 11 miles wide and 18 miles long.
- Languages:
- English
- Vincentian Creole Dialect
- some other native languages.
- Major religions include (in descending order of percentage of population):
- Anglican
- Methodist
- Roman Catholic
- Protestant
- Seventh-day Adventist
- Hindu
- They have a national rugby team!
An account of my experience as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Eastern Caribbean-St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG).
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Where am I going? Your Guess Is As Good As Mine!
Well lets see here...Its officially 3 weeks until my departure to Staging. I think (and hope) that its safe to say that I will definitely be going to St Vincent and the Grenadines, so a little info and facts about where I'll be living for the next 2.5 years:
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