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Known by the Caribs as Hairoun (‘Land of the Blessed'), St Vincent is the central island of the nation known as St Vincent and the Grenadines. The group consists of more than 30 islands and cays spread out like broken chain links between St Vincent and southward to Grenada. Still largely untouched by tourism, most hotels are small and stress individualized service. On St Vincent, the Botanic Garden founded in 1765 claims to be the oldest in the Western Hemisphere. The garden contains a real prize, one of the original breadfruit trees brought from Tahiti in 1793 by Captain Bligh after the famous Bounty mutiny. St Vincent proudly bears the nickname ‘The Breadfruit Isle'. South of St Vincent, the Grenadines resemble the South Pacific with its string of uninhabited islands surrounded by crystal clear water and white sand beaches.
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Quick Facts:
Official languages: English
Capital City: Kingstown
Government: ParliamentaryDemocracy, Commonwealth Realm
Total Area: 389 km², 150 sq mi
Currency: East Caribbean dollar
Calling code: +1-784
Population: 119,000 (2005 estimate)
Distance from Miami: 1,600 miles |