The St. Vincent economy is heavily dependent on agriculture being the world’s leading producer of arrowroot and grows other exotic fruit, vegetables and root crops. Bananas alone account for upwards of 60% of the work force and 50% of merchandise exports. Such reliance on a single crop makes the economy vulnerable to external factors. St. Vincent's banana growers benefited from preferential access to the European market. In view of the European Union's announced phase-out of this preferred access, economic diversification is a priority.
Military branches: No regular military force; the Special Service Unit, and the Coast Guard, are both under the command of the Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force.
Kingstown is the capital, chief port, and main commercial centre of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. With a population of 16,500 (2010), Kingstown is the most populous settlement in the country. It is the centre for the island's agricultural industry and a port of entry for tourists. The city lies within the parish of Saint George in the south-west corner of Saint Vincent.
The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national football team is the national team of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and is controlled by the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation.
The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation (SVGFF) is the governing body of football in the island state of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It was founded in 1979 but only gained ascension into FIFA in 1988. Currently based in Kingstown, it oversees all aspects of football in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines including the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national football team and the NLA Premier League.
SVGFF Premier Division is the top division of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The Premier League began in 2009 under the name NLA SVGFF Club Championship.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has appeared in 8 Summer Olympic Games. The country has never participated in the Winter Olympic Games. To date, no athlete from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has ever won an Olympic medal.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:
Saint James School of Medicine (SJSM) is a private, international medical school with two basic science campuses, one in British Overseas Territory of Anguilla, and the other in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, it is considered one school with two campuses. Saint James confers upon its graduates the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree.
Avenues United is a football club from Kingstown, St Vincent and the Grenadines. They currently play in the NLA Premier League.
Hope International FC is a football club based in Kingstown, St Vincent and the Grenadines. They currently play in the NLA Premier League. They finished third in the inaugural season of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines National Championship, now the NLA Premier League.
System 3 Football Club is a football club based in Kingstown, St Vincent and the Grenadines. They currently play in the NLA Premier League.
Camdonia Chelsea SC is a football club in St Vincent and the Grenadines. They currently play in the NLA Premier League. The club hails from the town of Campden Park in Saint Andrew Parish.
Zodiac FC is a football club from Port Elizabeth, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Founded in 1999 on the island of Bequia, it remains one of the only football clubs in the Grenadines. The club currently plays in the NLA Premier League, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines highest football league.
Pastures FC is a football club based in Layou, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
NLA Premier League is the top division of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The Premier League began in 2009 under the name NLA SVGFF Club Championship.
India–Saint Vincent and the Grenadines relations refers to the international relations that exist between India and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The Embassy of India in Paramaribo, Suriname is concurrently accredited to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Kendale Mercury is a Vincentian football coach, currently manager of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
