Saint Vincent & the Grenadines is an island country in the eastern Caribbean. It is located in the southeast Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, which lie in the West Indies, at the southern end of the eastern border between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. To the north lies Saint Lucia, to the east is Barbados, and Grenada lies to the south. Spanning a land area of 389 km2, most of its territory consists of the northernmost island of Saint Vincent. To the south lie the northern two-thirds of the Grenadines, a chain of 32 smaller islands; the remaining southern third make up Grenada. The city of Kingstown is the capital and largest city; English is the official language; and the Eastern Caribbean Dollar is the national currency.