Grenada. English. |
| The World Factbook 2002 | ||
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| Introduction | Grenada |
| 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. |
| Geography | Grenada |
| 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: 344 sq km
water: 0 sq km land: 344 sq km |
| Area
- comparative: |
twice the size of Washington, DC |
| Land
boundaries: |
0 km |
| Coastline: |
121 km |
| 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: 5.88%
permanent crops: 26.47% other: 67.65% (1998 est.) |
| Irrigated
land: |
NA sq km |
| 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 |
| People | Grenada |
| Population: |
89,211 (July 2002 est.) |
| Age
structure: |
0-14 years: 35.9%
(male 16,213; female 15,863) 15-64 years: 60.3% (male 28,460; female 25,307) 65 years and over: 3.8% (male 1,546; female 1,822) (2002 est.) |
| Population
growth rate: |
0.02% (2002 est.) |
| Birth
rate: |
23.05 births/1,000 population (2002 est.) |
| Death
rate: |
7.63 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.) |
| Net
migration rate: |
-15.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.) |
| Sex
ratio: |
at birth: 1 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.12 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female total population: 1.08 male(s)/female (2002 est.) |
| Infant
mortality rate: |
14.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.) |
| Life
expectancy at birth: |
total population:
64.52 years female: 66.31 years (2002 est.) male: 62.74 years |
| Total
fertility rate: |
2.5 children born/woman (2002 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS
- adult prevalence rate: |
NA% |
| HIV/AIDS
- people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA |
| HIV/AIDS
- deaths: |
NA |
| Nationality: |
noun: Grenadian(s)
adjective: Grenadian |
| Ethnic
groups: |
black 82%, mixed black and European 13%, European and East Indian 5% , and trace of 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.) |
| Government | Grenada |
| Country
name: |
conventional long form:
none conventional short form: Grenada |
| Government
type: |
constitutional monarchy with Westminster-style parliament |
| Capital: |
Saint George's |
| 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; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the governor general |
| 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 (signatory), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WTrO |
| Diplomatic
representation in the US: |
chief of mission:
Ambassador Denis G. ANTOINE consulate(s) general: New York FAX: [1] (202) 265-2468 telephone: [1] (202) 265-2561 chancery: 1701 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009 |
| Diplomatic
representation from the US: |
chief of mission:
the ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Grenada; Charge d'Affairs
Nadia TONGOUR 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 | Grenada |
| Economy
- overview: |
Despite government steadying of annual economic growth in recent years through progress in fiscal reform and prudent macroeconomic management, a downturn in tourist arrivals in 2001 threatens government spending in 2002. Grenada relies on tourism as its main source of foreign exchange, although it also supports a small agriculture sector and a developing offshore financial industry. Short-term concerns include a rising fiscal deficit and the deterioration in the external account balance. |
| GDP: |
purchasing power parity - $424 million (2001 est.) |
| GDP
- real growth rate: |
6.5% (2001 est.) |
| GDP
- per capita: |
purchasing power parity - $4,750 (2001 est.) |
| GDP
- composition by sector: |
agriculture: 8% industry: 24% services: 68% (2000) (2000) |
| Population
below poverty line: |
NA% |
| Household
income or consumption by percentage share: |
lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA% |
| Inflation
rate (consumer prices): |
2.8% (2001 est.) |
| Labor
force: |
42,300 (1996) (1996) |
| Labor
force - by occupation: |
services 62%, agriculture 24%, industry 14% (1999 est.) |
| Unemployment
rate: |
11.5% (1999) (1999) |
| 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: |
110 million kWh (2000) |
| Electricity
- production by source: |
fossil fuel: 100%
hydro: 0% other: 0% (2000) nuclear: 0% |
| Electricity
- consumption: |
102.3 million kWh (2000) |
| Electricity
- exports: |
0 kWh (2000) |
| Electricity
- imports: |
0 kWh (2000) |
| Agriculture
- products: |
bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, mace, citrus, avocados, root crops, sugarcane, corn, vegetables |
| Exports: |
$78 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: |
$270 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: |
$196 million (2000) (2000) |
| Economic
aid - recipient: |
$8.3 million (1995) (1995) |
| Currency: |
East Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
| Currency
code: |
XCD |
| Exchange
rates: |
East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7000 (fixed rate since 1976) |
| Fiscal
year: |
calendar year |
| Communications | Grenada |
| 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 13, shortwave 0 (1998) |
| Radios: |
57,000 (1997) |
| Television
broadcast stations: |
2 (1997) |
| Televisions: |
33,000 (1997) |
| Internet
country code: |
.gd |
| Internet
Service Providers (ISPs): |
14 (2000) |
| Internet
users: |
5,200 (2002) |
| Transportation | Grenada |
| Railways: |
0 km |
| Highways: |
total: 1,040 km paved: 638 km unpaved: 402 km (1996) |
| Waterways: |
none |
| Ports
and harbors: |
Grenville, Saint George's |
| Merchant
marine: |
none (2002 est.) |
| Airports: |
3 (2001) |
| Airports
- with paved runways: |
total: 3 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2002) |
| Military | Grenada |
| Military
branches: |
Royal Grenada Police Force, Coast Guard |
| Military
expenditures - dollar figure: |
$NA |
| Military
expenditures - percent of GDP: |
NA% |
| Transnational Issues | Grenada |
| Disputes
- international: |
none |
| Illicit
drugs: |
small-scale cannabis cultivation; lesser transshipment point for marijuana and cocaine to US |
Source:
The World Factbook 2002
Last Updated: 19 March 2003
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