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Grenada

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Background :

Carib Indians inhabited Grenada when COLUMBUS discovered the island in 1498, but it remained uncolonized for more than a century. The French settled Grenada in the 17th century, established sugar estates, and imported large numbers of African slaves. Britain took the island in 1762 and vigorously expanded sugar production. In the 19th century, cacao eventually surpassed sugar as the main export crop; in the 20th century, nutmeg became the leading export. In 1967, Britain gave Grenada autonomy over its internal affairs. Full independence was attained in 1974 making Grenada one of the smallest independent countries in the Western Hemisphere. Grenada was seized by a Marxist military council on 19 October 1983. Six days later the island was invaded by US forces and those of six other Caribbean nations, which quickly captured the ringleaders and their hundreds of Cuban advisers. Free elections were reinstituted the following year and have continued since that time. Hurricane Ivan struck Grenada in September of 2004 causing severe damage. 

Location :

Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

12 07 N, 61 40 W  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West -61.80
North 12.32
East -61.57
South 11.99

Area :

total 344 square km
land 344 square km
water 0 square km

Coastline :

121.00 km

Climate :

tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds 

Terrain :

volcanic in origin with central mountains 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 0 metres
highest point 840 metres

Natural resources :

deepwater harbors timber
tropical fruit

Land use :

arable land 5.88 %
permanent crops 29.41 %
other 64.71 %

international agreements :

Biodiversity Climate Change
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Desertification
Endangered Species Law of the Sea
Ozone Layer Protection Whaling

Population :

90 739 

Indicators :

Growth rate 0.47 %
Birth rate 21.32 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 2.23 children born/woman
Death rate 6.09 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate -10.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 32.00 %
15-64 years 65.20 %
65 years and over 2.80 %

Median age :

total 22.80 years
male 23.30 years
female 22.30 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.00 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years 1.12 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.97 male(s)/female
total population 1.08 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 13.23 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 65.95 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 64.06 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 67.85 years

Religions :

Roman Catholic 53.00 %
Anglican 13.80 %
other Protestant 33.20 %

Languages :

English  
French patois  

Literacy :

total population 96.00 %

Country name :

conventional short form Grenada

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 GD
ISO Numeric 308
ISO3 GRD
FIPS GJ
ccTLD gd
English Grenada

Administrative divisions :

6 parishes and 1 dependency*; Carriacou and Petite Martinique*, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick 

Capital :

name Saint George's
geographic coordinates 12 03 N, 61 45 W
time difference -4.00

International organization participation :

ACP AOSIS
C CDB
Caricom FAO
G-77 IBRD
ICAO ICRM
IDA IFAD
IFC IFRCS
ILO IMF
IMO IOC
ITU ITUC
Interpol LAES
MIGA NAM
OAS OECS
OPANAL OPCW
PetroCaribe UN
UNCTAD UNESCO
UNIDO UPU
WFTU WHO
WIPO WTO

Independence :

1974-02-07 

National holiday :

Independence Day

1974-02-07

Executive branch :

Prime Minister Tillman THOMAS Queen ELIZABETH II

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 1 156 000 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 683 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate -4.00 %
PPP - per capita 12 700 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 5.40 %
industry 18.00 %
services 76.60 %

Labor force - by occupation :

agriculture 24.00 %
industry 14.00 %
services 62.00 %

Other Indicators :

Unemployment rate 12.50 %
Population below poverty line 32.00 %
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 3.70 %
Current account balance - 138 000 000 $
Debt external 347 000 000 $

Budget :

revenues 85 800 000 $
expenditures 102 100 000 $

Agriculture - products :

avocados bananas
citrus cocoa
corn mace
nutmeg root crops
sugarcane vegetables

Industries :

beverages construction
food light assembly operations
textiles tourism

Energy :

Electricity Production 178 700 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 155 700 000 kWh
Oil Consumption 3 000 bbl/day
Oil Imports 1 923 bbl/day

Value :

38 000 000 $

Partners :

Saint Lucia (lc) 16.40 %
United States (us) 11.30 %
United Kingdom (gb) 11.30 %
Antigua and Barbuda (ag) 11.10 %
Saint Kitts a & Nevis 10.00 %
Dominican Republic (do) 10.00 %
France (fr) 6.40 %

Commodities :

bananas clothing
cocoa fruit and vegetables
mace nutmeg

Value :

343 000 000 $

Commodities :

chemicals food
fuels machinery
manufactured products

Currency-name :

East Caribbean dollar 

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 28 600
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 60 000
FM Radio broadcast stations 13
Television broadcast stations 2
Internet Country code (ccTLD) gd
Internet Hosts 42
Internet Users 24 000

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 3
Roadways - total 1 127 km
Roadways - paved 687 km
Roadways - unpaved 440 km

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