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Guide
Introduction
| |
| Background: |
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. |
| Location: |
Caribbean, island between the
Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago |
| Geographic
coordinates: |
12 07 N, 61 40 W |
| Map
references: |
Central America and the
Caribbean |
| Area: |
total: 340 sq km
land: 340 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
| Area
- comparative: |
twice the size of Washington,
DC |
| Maritime
claims: |
exclusive economic zone:
200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM |
| Climate: |
tropical; tempered by
northeast trade winds |
| Terrain: |
volcanic in origin with
central mountains |
| Elevation
extremes: |
lowest point:
Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Mount Saint Catherine 840 m |
| Natural
resources: |
timber, tropical fruit,
deepwater harbors |
| Land
use: |
arable land: 15%
permanent crops: 18%
permanent pastures: 3%
forests and woodland: 9%
other: 55% (1993 est.) |
| Natural
hazards: |
lies on edge of hurricane
belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November |
| Environment
- current issues: |
NA |
| Environment
- international agreements: |
party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law
of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Geography
- note: |
the administration of the
islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines and Grenada |
| Population: |
89,227 (July 2001 est.) |
| Age
structure: |
0-14 years:
37.05% (male 16,739; female 16,318)
15-64 years: 59.03% (male 27,850; female 24,820)
65 years and over: 3.92% (male 1,592; female 1,908) (2001
est.) |
| Population
growth rate: |
-0.06% (2001 est.) |
| Birth
rate: |
23.12 births/1,000 population
(2001 est.) |
| Death
rate: |
7.82 deaths/1,000 population
(2001 est.) |
| Net
migration rate: |
-15.86 migrant(s)/1,000
population (2001 est.) |
| Sex
ratio: |
at birth: 1
male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.12 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female
total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2001 est.) |
| Infant
mortality rate: |
14.63 deaths/1,000 live
births (2001 est.) |
| Life
expectancy at birth: |
total population:
64.52 years
male: 62.74 years
female: 66.31 years (2001 est.) |
| Total
fertility rate: |
2.54 children born/woman
(2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS
- adult prevalence rate: |
NA% |
| HIV/AIDS
- people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA |
| Nationality: |
noun:
Grenadian(s)
adjective: Grenadian |
| Ethnic
groups: |
black 82% some South Asians
(East Indians) and Europeans, trace Arawak/Carib Amerindian |
| Religions: |
Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican
13.8%, other Protestant 33.2% |
| Languages: |
English (official), French
patois |
| Literacy: |
definition: age
15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 98% (1970 est.) |
| Country
name: |
conventional long form:
none
conventional short form: Grenada |
| Government
type: |
constitutional monarchy with
Westminster-style parliament |
| Administrative
divisions: |
6 parishes and 1 dependency*;
Carriacou and Petit Martinique*, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint
George, Saint John, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick |
| Independence: |
7 February 1974 (from UK) |
| National
holiday: |
Independence Day, 7 February
(1974) |
| Constitution: |
19 December 1973 |
| Legal
system: |
based on English common law |
| Suffrage: |
18 years of age; universal |
| Executive
branch: |
chief of state:
Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor
General Daniel WILLIAMS (since 9 August 1996)
head of government: Prime Minister Keith MITCHELL (since 22
June 1995)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the
advice of the prime minister
elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor
general appointed by the monarch; prime minister appointed by the
governor general from among the members of the House of Assembly |
| Legislative
branch: |
bicameral Parliament consists
of the Senate (a 13-member body, 10 appointed by the government and
three by the leader of the opposition) and the House of Representatives
(15 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held on 18 January 1999 (next to be held by
NA October 2004)
election results: House of Representatives - percent of
vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NNP 14, GULP 1 |
| Judicial
branch: |
West Indies Associate States
Supreme Court (an associate judge resides in Grenada) |
| Political
parties and leaders: |
Grenada United Labor Party or
GULP [Herbert PREUDHOMME]; National Democratic Congress or NDC [leader
vacant]; New National Party or NNP [George McGUIRE] |
| Political
pressure groups and leaders: |
NA |
| International
organization participation: |
ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, ECLAC,
FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF,
IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, LAES, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL,
OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WTrO |
| Diplomatic
representation in the US: |
chief of mission:
Ambassador Denis G. ANTOINE
chancery: 1701 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20009
telephone: [1] (202) 265-2561
consulate(s) general: New York |
| Diplomatic
representation from the US: |
chief of mission:
the ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Grenada
embassy: Point Salines, Saint George's
mailing address: P. O. Box 54, Saint George's, Grenada,
West Indies
telephone: [1] (473) 444-1173 through 1176
FAX: [1] (473) 444-4820 |
| Flag
description: |
a rectangle divided
diagonally into yellow triangles (top and bottom) and green triangles
(hoist side and outer side), with a red border around the flag; there
are seven yellow, five-pointed stars with three centered in the top red
border, three centered in the bottom red border, and one on a red disk
superimposed at the center of the flag; there is also a symbolic nutmeg
pod on the hoist-side triangle (Grenada is the world's second-largest
producer of nutmeg, after Indonesia); the seven stars represent the
seven administrative divisions |
| Economy
- overview: |
In this island economy
progress in fiscal reforms and prudent macroeconomic management have
kept annual growth steady since 1998. The increase in economic activity
has been led by construction and trade. Tourist facilities are being
expanded; tourism is the leading foreign exchange earner. Major
short-term concerns are the rising fiscal deficit and the deterioration
in the external account balance. Grenada shares a common central bank
and a common currency with seven other members of the Organization of
Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). |
| GDP: |
purchasing power parity -
$394 million (2000 est.) |
| GDP
- real growth rate: |
7% (2000 est.) |
| GDP
- per capita: |
purchasing power parity -
$4,400 (2000 est.) |
| GDP
- composition by sector: |
agriculture:
9.7%
industry: 15%
services: 75.3% (1996 est.) |
| Population
below poverty line: |
NA% |
| Household
income or consumption by percentage share: |
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
| Inflation
rate (consumer prices): |
2.5% (2000 est.) |
| Labor
force: |
42,300 (1996) |
| Labor
force - by occupation: |
services 62%, agriculture
24%, industry 14% (1999 est.) |
| Unemployment
rate: |
15% (1997) |
| Budget: |
revenues: $85.8
million
expenditures: $102.1 million, including capital
expenditures of $28 million (1997) |
| Industries: |
food and beverages, textiles,
light assembly operations, tourism, construction |
| Industrial
production growth rate: |
0.7% (1997 est.) |
| Electricity
- production: |
120 million kWh (1999) |
| Electricity
- production by source: |
fossil fuel:
100%
hydro: 0%
nuclear: 0%
other: 0% (1999) |
| Electricity
- consumption: |
111.6 million kWh (1999) |
| Electricity
- exports: |
0 kWh (1999) |
| Electricity
- imports: |
0 kWh (1999) |
| Agriculture
- products: |
bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, mace,
citrus, avocados, root crops, sugarcane, corn, vegetables |
| Exports: |
$62.3 million (2000 est.) |
| Exports
- commodities: |
bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, fruit
and vegetables, clothing, mace |
| Exports
- partners: |
Caricom 32.3%, UK 20%, US
13%, Netherlands 8.8% (1991) |
| Imports: |
$217.5 million (2000 est.) |
| Imports
- commodities: |
food, manufactured goods,
machinery, chemicals, fuel (1989) |
| Imports
- partners: |
US 31.2%, Caricom 23.6%, UK
13.8%, Japan 7.1% (1991) |
| ......Debt
- external: |
$182.8 million (1998) |
| Economic
aid - recipient: |
$8.3 million (1995) |
| Currency: |
East Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
| Exchange
rates: |
East Caribbean dollars per US
dollar - 2.7000 (fixed rate since 1976) |
| Fiscal
year: |
calendar year |
| Telephones
- main lines in use: |
27,000 (1997) |
| Telephones
- mobile cellular: |
976 (1997) |
| Telephone
system: |
general assessment:
automatic, islandwide telephone system
domestic: interisland VHF and UHF radiotelephone links
international: new SHF radiotelephone links to Trinidad and
Tobago and Saint Vincent; VHF and UHF radio links to Trinidad |
| Radio
broadcast stations: |
AM 2, FM 1, shortwave 0
(1998) |
| Television
broadcast stations: |
2 (1997) |
| Televisions: |
33,000 (1997) |
| Internet
country code: |
.gd |
| Internet
Service Providers (ISPs): |
14 (2000) |
| Internet
users: |
2,000 (2000) |
| Highways: |
total: 1,040 km
paved: 638 km
unpaved: 402 km (1996) |
| Ports
and harbors: |
Grenville, Saint George's |
| Merchant
marine: |
none (2000 est.) |
| Airports
- with paved runways: |
total: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.) |
| Military
branches: |
Royal Grenada Police Force
(includes Special Service Unit), Coast Guard |
| Military
expenditures - dollar figure: |
$NA |
| Military
expenditures - percent of GDP: |
NA% |
| Disputes
- international: |
none |
| Illicit
drugs: |
small-scale cannabis
cultivation; lesser transshipment point for marijuana and cocaine to US |
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