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The flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was accepted on 21 October 1985. It is collected of a vertical tricolor of blue, gold (double width) and green with three green diamonds decided in the V pattern centre on the gold stripe, which characterize the Grenadine Islands which fall under the government of Saint Vincent. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Flag has diamonds design those memories Saint Vincent.

Blue signifies the tropical sky and the mineral waters, yellow stands for the golden Grenadine sands, and green attitudes for the islands' lush vegetation. The diamonds in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are set little on the yellow band, remembering the nation's location in the Antilles. In previous flags had a accurate breadfruit leaf, where the gems are now, inscribed with the coat of arms of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

History of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Flag

Following June 1984 elections earned by the New Democratic Party, Prime Minister James Mitchell bespoke a new flag. Swiss graphic artist Julien van der Wal designed a version with the thin white bands omitted, leaving a simple vertical tricolor of blue-yellow-green. The arms and breadfruit leaf, problematic to distinguish at a distance, were substituted by three green diamonds decided in the form of a V.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Flag Design and Symbolic Meaning

The flag of St. Vincent and the Grenadines was formally accepted on October 12, 1985. The blue is representative of the sky, yellow for the almost continuous sunshine and green for plentiful vegetation. The Gems of Antilles (centered), are located in the shape of a V, one that signifies St. Vincent.

About Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island nation in the southern region of the Windward Islands. The nation is an Anglo-Caribbean country in the British West Indies region. It is a sovereign state known as Saint Vincent. The population of the nation is 0.1 million, and the population density is 283 per Km2 (734 people per mi2).

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a framework of a parliamentary democracy. The official language of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is English and the currency is Dollar. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines comprises of two letters Saint Vincent and the Grenadines code i.e. VC and its three letters Saint Vincent and the Grenadines code is VCT and in digits it is 670 . The calling code is +1-784 and the UTC i.e. standard time followed in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is UTC -4 hours.

Being a parliamentary democratic, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is divided into six parishes that include the northern two-thirds of the Grenadines.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Country Information

Country Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Continent North America
Official Languages English
Capital Kingstown
Currency East Caribbean dollar $ (XCD)

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Time Zones

CET UTC-04:00
CEST UTC-04:00

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Codes

Internet TLD VC
Three-letter country code VCT
Three-digit country code 670
Calling code +1784