Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, sometimes known simply as Saint Vincent or SVG, is an island country in the eastern Caribbean. It is located in the southeast Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, which lie in the West Indies, at the southern end of the eastern border between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. To the north lies Saint Lucia, to the east is Barbados, and Grenada lies to the south.
Spanning a land area of 369 km2 (142 sq mi), most of its territory consists of the northernmost island of Saint Vincent, which includes the capital and largest city, Kingstown. To the south lie the northern two-thirds of the Grenadines, a chain of 32 smaller islands; the remaining southern third make up Grenada. Seven of the islands are inhabited, of which the largest and most populous are Bequia, Mustique, Canouan, and Union Island.
With an estimated population of around 110,872, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a population density of over 300 inhabitants/km2 (700 per sq mi). The majority of its people are descendants of enslaved Africans brought by France and then later Great Britain, which contested the islands during the 18th century. SVG remained a colony of the British Empire from 1783 until 1979, when it peacefully achieved independence; the country's culture, language, government, and legal system reflect the long legacy of British rule, and it is part of the Commonwealth of Nations and is a Commonwealth realm, with King Charles III as its official head of state.
Saint Vincent is a member of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, CARICOM, the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas, and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).
In April 2021, the La Soufrière volcano erupted several times with "explosive events" continuing for two weeks, resulting in the evacuation of 16,000 residents.
Assistance and emergency financial support was provided by several nearby islands, the United Kingdom, and agencies such as the United Nations. The first significant offer of long-term funding of US$20 million, was announced on 13 April 2021 by the World Bank.
Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1974.01
24.04.1974
Overprint GRENADINES OF on St Vincent 1970.01
1c
70
Green Heron Butorides virescens
2c
256
Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis
3c
107
St. Vincent Amazon Amazona guildingii
4c
226
St. Vincent Solitaire Myadestes sibilans
5c
27
Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa
6c
256
Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
8c
21
Purple-throated Carib Eulampis jugularis
10c
24
Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
12c
78
Common Black Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus
20c
226
Spectacled Thrush Turdus nudigenis
25c
256
Lesser Antillean Tanager Stilpnia cucullata
50c
240
Lesser Antillean Euphonia Chlorophonia flavifrons
1$
79
American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
2.50$
122
Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster
5$
27
Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
1974.02
07.06.1974
Overprint GRENADINES OF on St Vincent 1970.01
2c
256
Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis
3c
107
St. Vincent Amazon Amazona guildingii
1978.01
11.05.1978
Birds and their eggs
1c
223
Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus
2c
24
Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
3c
77
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
4c
24
Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
5c
217
Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
6c
256
Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
8c
252
Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris
10c
122
Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica
12c
43
Collared Plover Anarhynchus collaris
15c
70
Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
20c
66
Red-footed Booby Sula sula
25c
57
Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
40c
52
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
50c
122
Grenada Flycatcher Myiarchus nugator
80c
30
Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
1$
78
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
2$
27
Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
3$
52
Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
5$
52
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
10$
122
Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
1979.01
31.05.1979
Sir Rowland Hill
6v sheet
1978.01
80c
30
Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
"1979"
1$
78
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
"1979"
2$
27
Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
"1979"
1979.02
31.05.1979
Sir Rowland Hill
Booklet
1978.01
80c
30
Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
1$
78
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
2$
27
Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
1979.03
26.07.1979
Birds and their eggs
"1979"
1978.01
8c
252
Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris
20c
66
Red-footed Booby Sula sula
2$
27
Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
1980.01
24.04.1980
LONDON 1980
6v sheet
1978.01
40c
52
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
"1980"
50c
122
Grenada Flycatcher Myiarchus nugator
"1980"
3$
52
Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
"1980"
1980.02
01.07.1980
Birds and their eggs
"1980"
1978.01
5c
217
Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
6c
256
Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
10c
122
Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica
15c
70
Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
25c
57
Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
1983.01
26.04.1983
Surcharge on 1978.01
45c
122
Grenada Flycatcher Myiarchus nugator
1986.01
26.11.1986
Birds of prey
10c
104
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
45c
78
Common Black Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus
60c
104
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
4$
77
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
1989.01
02.10.1989
Apollo 11
8v set
3$
78
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
1990.01
26.11.1990
Birds of the West Indies
5c
27
Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
25c
190
Purple Martin Progne subis
45c
255
Painted Bunting Passerina ciris
55c
240
Hispaniolan Euphonia Chlorophonia musica
75c
256
Blue-grey Tanager Thraupis episcopus
1$
161
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
2$
180
Palmchat Dulus dominicus
3$
46
Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa
4$
21
Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus
5$
107
St. Vincent Amazon Amazona guildingii
1990.02
26.11.1990
Birds of the West Indies
Sheet
3$
65
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
3$
256
Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
1990.03
26.11.1990
Birds of the West Indies
6$
256
Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus
MS
1992.01
02.07.1992
Hummingbirds, Genova '92
5c
21
Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus
10c
21
Blue-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus
35c
21
Hispaniolan Mango Anthracothorax dominicus
45c
21
Hispaniolan Mango Anthracothorax dominicus
55c
21
Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus
65c
21
Mexican Violetear Colibri thalassinus
75c
21
Blue-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus
1$
21
Purple-throated Carib Eulampis jugularis
2$
21
Copper-rumped Hummingbird Saucerottia tobaci
3$
21
Rufous-breasted Hermit Glaucis hirsutus
4$
21
Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus
5$
21
Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii
1992.02
02.07.1992
Hummingbirds, Genova '92
6$
21
Blue-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus
MS
6$
21
Hispaniolan Mango Anthracothorax dominicus
MS
6$
21
Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus
MS
1992.03
15.12.1992
Anniversaries and events
10c
Not identified Not identified
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