FACTS

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

Area (only Total) total: 389 sq km

Climate: tropical; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)

Terrain: volcanic, mountainous

Population: 118,432

Main Language (only first): English

Government type: parliamentary democracy

Capital (Name): Kingstown

Capital (Time Difference): UTC-4 3

Independence: 27 October 1979

National holiday: Independence Day, 27 October