FACTS

Location: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago

Area (only Total) total: 344 sq km

Climate: tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds

Terrain: volcanic in origin with central mountains

Population: 90,343

Main Language (only first): English

Government type: parliamentary democracy

Capital (Name): Saint George's

Capital (Time Difference): UTC-4

Independence: 7 February 1974

National holiday: Independence Day, 7 February