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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines



Main article: Vincentian Creole

While the official language is English, many of the locals speak a dialect called Vincentian Creole.[1][2][3] English is used in education, government, religion, and other formal domains, while Creole (or 'dialect' as it is referred to by locals) is used in informal situations such as in the home and among friends.

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Communications

In 2005, St. Vincent and the Grenadines had 22,500 telephone land lines. Its land telephone system is fully automatic and covers the entire island and all of the inhabited Grenadine islands. In 2004, there were 57,000 mobile phones. There is mobile phone coverage for most of St. Vincent as well as the Grenadines.

The country has only nine FM radio stations, one of which also operates on an AM frequency. It has one television broadcast station and one cable television provider.

The country has two ISPs: Cable and Wireless [1] and Karib Kable.

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See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.) (2005). Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 15th edition. SIL International.
  2. ^ St. Vincentians. everyculture.com.
  3. ^ Country Fact Sheet on Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

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References

  • Bobrow, Jill & Jinkins, Dana. 1985. St. Vincent and the Grenadines. 4th Edition Revised and Updated, Concepts Publishing Co., Waitsfield, Vermont, 1993.
  • Gonsalves, Ralph E. 1994. History and the Future: A Caribbean Perspective. Quik-Print, Kingstown, St. Vincent.
  • Williams, Eric. 1964. British Historians and the West Indies, Port-of-Spain.
  • CIA Factbook entry
  • US Dept of State Profile

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