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GovernmentCountry name
Conventional long form None
Conventional short form Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Government type
Parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm Capital
Name Kingstown
Geographic coordinates 13 08 N, 61 13 W Time difference UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) Administrative divisions
6 parishes; Charlotte, Grenadines, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint Patrick Independence
27 October 1979 (from the UK)
Constitution
27 October 1979
Legal system
English common law
International law organization participation
Has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Executive branch
Chief of state
Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Sir Fredrick Nathaniel BALLANTYNE (since 2 September 2002) Head of government Prime Minister Ralph E. GONSALVES (since 29 March 2001) Cabinet Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister Elections The monarchy is hereditary; the governor general appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party usually appointed prime minister by the governor general; deputy prime minister appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister Legislative branch
Unicameral House of Assembly (21 seats, 15 elected representatives and 6 appointed senators; representatives elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) Elections Last held on 13 December 2010 (next to be held in 2015) Election results Percent of vote by party - ULP 51.6%, NDP 47.8%; seats by party - ULP 8, NDP 7 Judicial branch
Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (consisting of a High Court and Court of Appeals; based on Saint Lucia; two judges of the Supreme Court reside in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) Political parties and leaders
New Democratic Party or NDP [Arnhim EUSTACE]; Unity Labor Party or ULP [Ralph GONSALVES] (formed by the coalition of Saint Vincent Labor Party or SVLP and the Movement for National Unity or MNU) Political pressure groups and leaders
NA
International organization participation
ACP, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, Petrocaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WTO Diplomatic representation in the us
Chief of mission Ambassador La Celia A. PRINCE
Chancery 3216 New Mexico Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016 Telephone [1] (202) 364-6730FAX [1] (202) 364-6736 Consulate(s) general New York Diplomatic representation from the us
The US does not have an embassy in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the US Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Flag description
Three vertical bands of blue (hoist side), gold (double width), and green; the gold band bears three green diamonds arranged in a V pattern, which stands for Vincent; the diamonds recall the islands as the "Gems of the Antilles"; blue conveys the colors of a tropical sky and crystal waters, yellow signifies the golden Grenadine sands, and green represents lush vegetation National anthem
Name
"St. Vincent! Land So Beautiful!" Lyrics/music Phyllis Joyce MCCLEAN PUNNETT/Joel Bertram MIGUEL Note Adopted 1967
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Resistance by native Caribs prevented colonization on Saint Vincent until 1719. Disputed between France and the United Kingdom for most of the 18th century, the island was ceded to the latter in 1783. Between 1960 and 1962, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was a separate administrative unit of the Federation of the West Indies. Autonomy was granted in 1969 and independence in 1979.