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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  is an island country in the Lesser Antilles island arc, in the southern portion of the Windward Islands, which lie at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean. The country is also known simply as Saint Vincent. Its 389 km2  territory consists of the main island of Saint Vincent and the northern two-thirds of the Grenadines, which are a chain of smaller islands stretching south from Saint Vincent Island to Grenada. Most of Saint Vincent lies within the Hurricane Belt. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a densely populated country (over 300 inhabitants/km2) with approximately 102,000 inhabitants.  Its capital is Kingstown, also its main port.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a British colony in the Windward Islands has produced stamps since 8 May 1861. The stamps featured either the British monarch’s head on them or ER and crown until around 1970.  The stamps were printed with just St. Vincent until 1992 when it became St. Vincent and the Grenadines.  Since around 1988, the country has been a client of the Inter-Governmental Philatelic Corporation which produce enormous amount stamps on behalf the country at every popular topic.
Since 1984, main islands produce their own stamps.
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