_#_Capital: Kingstown

_#_Administrative divisions: 6 parishes; Charlotte, Grenadines, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint Patrick

_#_Independence: 27 October 1979 (from UK)

_#_Constitution: 27 October 1979

_#_Legal system: based on English common law

_#_National holiday: Independence Day, 27 October (1979)

_#_Executive branch: British monarch, governor general, prime minister, Cabinet

_#_Legislative branch: unicameral House of Assembly

_#_Judicial branch: Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court

_#_Leaders: