The Commonwealth of St Vincent and the Grenadines, commonly known as Saint Vincent, is a member state of the East Caribbean Federation located in the east of the Lesser Antilles, near the boundary of the Atlantic Ocean. It shares maritime borders with St. Lucia in the north, Barbados in the east, and the socialist state of Grenada in the south. The island chain covers an area of 427 sq km. Its capital is located at Kingstown, on the main island of St. Vincent.