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Kingstown town (1989 est. pop. 19,300), capital of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, West Indies. The chief port of St. Vincent, Kingstown is an export center for the island's agricultural industry as well as a port of entry for tourists.

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Kingstown Capital and chief port of St Vincent and the Grenadines, on the sw coast. Exports: cotton, sugar cane, molasses, cacao, fruit. Pop. (2002 est.) 17,400.

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