Country data

Location: Caribbean

Time zone: CET – 6 (during summer time: CET – 7)

Total area: 389 km²

Land area: 389 km²

Water area: 0 km²

Length of the state border: 0 km

Coastline: 84 km

Capital: Kingstown

Districts: 6
Charlotte, Grenadines, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint Patrick

Electricity: 110, 220 V / 50, 60 Hz

Telephone code: 00 1784 (Source: Allcitycodes)

Highest point: Soufriere 1,234 m

Population

Population: approx. 103,000 residents (Countryaah, 2021)

Population growth: -0.3% per year

Population density (residents per km²): 265

Life expectancy: 73 (male), 77 (female)

Official language: English

Climate

The climate is tropical to subtropical. The first three months of the year are the dry season.

The rainy season lasts from the beginning of June to mid-November. With at least 65% the humidity is very high all year round.

Currency / finance

Currency unit: East Caribbean dollar (EC $)

Classification: 1 East Caribbean dollar = 100 cents

ATMs: Available in larger cities.

International credit cards: These are accepted in many hotels and shops. However, many businesses also insist on cash payments.

Regulations: Foreign and national currencies can be imported and exported in unlimited amounts. The export is limited to the amount of the declared import. There is an obligation to declare.

Customs regulations

The following may be carried duty-free:

• 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 200 g tobacco
• 1 liter of alcoholic beverages
• small amounts of perfume

(Information applies to people aged 18 and over)

Tourists and people in transit can bring items of personal use with them duty-free.

Jewelry and sports equipment must be declared at customs upon entry.

Travel advice

In some regions of the Eastern Caribbean, there are occasional robberies on ships near the coast. Do not take unknown guests on board and pay attention to your own safety, especially at night.

The months June to November are cyclone season. In addition to high winds, the tropical storms often bring with them heavy rains. Occasionally there are landslides through the softened soil.

Economy

Agriculture employs most of the population and generates most of the gross national product.

Industries: building materials, food production

Natural resources: agricultural land, hydropower

Land use:

• Usable land: 10%
• Grain cultivation: 18%
• Pasture area: 5%
• Forests: 36%
• other: 31%