Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a nation in North America. 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.

Vincentian Polities

• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (From 1979)
• State of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1879-1979)

Neighbouring Nations

• Barbados (Commonwealth realm)
• Grenada (Commonwealth realm)
• Saint Lucia (Commonwealth realm)

References

• Islands of the Commonwealth Caribbean: a regional study (Library of Congress)
  
• Islands of the Commonwealth Caribbean: a regional study (archive.org)
  
• The World Factbook (CIA)
  
• Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments (CIA)
  
• World Statesmen.org