2001 Edition
CIA World Factbook 2001 (Project Gutenberg)
Introduction
Administrative divisions
6 parishes and 1 dependency*; Carriacou and Petit Martinique*, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick
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.)
Agriculture - products
bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, mace, citrus, avocados, root crops, sugarcane, corn, vegetables
Airports
3 (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.) Grenada Military
Area
total: 340 sq km land: 340 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative
twice the size of Washington, DC
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. Grenada Geography
Birth rate
23.12 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Budget
revenues: $85.8 million expenditures: $102.1 million, including capital expenditures of $28 million (1997)
Capital
Saint George's
Climate
tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds
Coastline
121 km
Constitution
19 December 1973
Country name
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Grenada
Currency
East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Currency code
XCD
Death rate
7.82 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Debt - external
$182.8 million (1998)
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
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
Disputes - international
none
Economic aid - recipient
$8.3 million (1995)
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).
Electricity - consumption
111.6 million kWh (1999)
Electricity - exports
0 kWh (1999)
Electricity - imports
0 kWh (1999)
Electricity - production
120 million kWh (1999)
Electricity - production by source
fossil fuel: 100% hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (1999)
Elevation extremes
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Mount Saint Catherine 840 m
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
Ethnic groups
black 82% some South Asians (East Indians) and Europeans, trace Arawak/Carib Amerindian
Exchange rates
East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7000 (fixed rate since 1976)
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
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)
FAX
[1] (473) 444-4820
Fiscal year
calendar year Grenada Communications
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 Grenada Economy
GDP
purchasing power parity - $394 million (2000 est.)
GDP - composition by sector
agriculture: 9.7% industry: 15% services: 75.3% (1996 est.)
GDP - per capita
purchasing power parity - $4,400 (2000 est.)
GDP - real growth rate
7% (2000 est.)
Geographic coordinates
12 07 N, 61 40 W
Geography - note
the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada Grenada People
Government type
constitutional monarchy with Westminster-style parliament
Highways
total: 1,040 km paved: 638 km unpaved: 402 km (1996)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
NA%
HIV/AIDS - deaths
NA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS
NA
Household income or consumption by percentage share
lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
Illicit drugs
small-scale cannabis cultivation; lesser transshipment point for marijuana and cocaine to US
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)
Independence
7 February 1974 (from UK)
Industrial production growth rate
0.7% (1997 est.)
Industries
food and beverages, textiles, light assembly operations, tourism, construction
Infant mortality rate
14.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
2.5% (2000 est.)
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
Internet country code
.gd
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
14 (2000)
Internet users
2,000 (2000) Grenada Transportation
Irrigated land
NA sq km
Judicial branch
West Indies Associate States Supreme Court (an associate judge resides in Grenada)
Labor force
42,300 (1996)
Labor force - by occupation
services 62%, agriculture 24%, industry 14% (1999 est.)
Land boundaries
0 km
Land use
arable land: 15% permanent crops: 18% permanent pastures: 3% forests and woodland: 9% other: 55% (1993 est.)
Languages
English (official), French patois
Legal system
based on English common law
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
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 64.52 years male: 62.74 years female: 66.31 years (2001 est.)
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 98% female: 98% (1970 est.) Grenada Government
Location
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Map references
Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM
Merchant marine
none (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% Grenada Transnational Issues
National holiday
Independence Day, 7 February (1974)
Nationality
noun: Grenadian(s) adjective: Grenadian
Natural hazards
lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November
Natural resources
timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors
Net migration rate
-15.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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
Population
89,227 (July 2001 est.)
Population below poverty line
NA%
Population growth rate
-0.06% (2001 est.)
Ports and harbors
Grenville, Saint George's
Radio broadcast stations
AM 2, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios
57,000 (1997)
Railways
0 km
Religions
Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2%
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.)
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
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
Telephones - main lines in use
27,000 (1997)
Telephones - mobile cellular
976 (1997)
Television broadcast stations
2 (1997)
Televisions
33,000 (1997)
Terrain
volcanic in origin with central mountains
Total fertility rate
2.54 children born/woman (2001 est.)
Unemployment rate
15% (1997)
Waterways
none