Edition 2003 — Grenada — World Factbook

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: 35.1% (male 15,840; female 15,492) 15-64 years: 61.3% (male 28,941; female 25,735) 65 years and over: 3.6% (male 1,502; female 1,748) (2003 est.)

Agriculture - products

bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, mace, citrus, avocados, root crops, sugarcane, corn, vegetables

Airports

3 (2002)

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

Area

land: 344 sq km
total: 344 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. Geography Grenada

Birth rate

22.87 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Budget

expenditures: $102.1 million, including capital expenditures of $28 million (1997)
revenues: $85.8 million

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

7.46 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Debt - external

$196 million (2000)

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
consulate(s) general: New York

Disputes - international

none

Economic aid - recipient

$8.3 million (1995)

Economy - overview

Grenada relies on tourism as its main source of foreign exchange, especially since the construction of an international airport in 1985. Strong performances in construction and manufacturing, together with the development of an offshore financial industry, have also contributed to growth in national output.

Electricity - consumption

128.3 million kWh (2001)

Electricity - exports

0 kWh (2001)

Electricity - imports

0 kWh (2001)

Electricity - production

138 million kWh (2001)

Electricity - production by source

fossil fuel: 100%
hydro: 0%
nuclear: 0%
other: 0% (2001)

Elevation extremes

highest point: Mount Saint Catherine 840 m
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 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%, mixed black and European 13%, European and East Indian 5% , and trace of Arawak/Carib Amerindian

Exchange rates

East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7 (2002), 2.7 (2001), 2.7 (2000), 2.7 (1999), 2.7 (1998)

Executive branch

cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General Daniel WILLIAMS (since 9 August 1996)
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
head of government: Prime Minister Keith MITCHELL (since 22 June 1995)

Exports

$78 million (2000 est.)

Exports - commodities

bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, fruit and vegetables, clothing, mace

Exports - partners

Germany 14%, US 13.6%, Bangladesh 9.7%, Netherlands 8.6%, Saint Lucia 6.4%, Antigua and Barbuda 4.3%, France 4.1% (2002)

FAX

[1] (202) 265-2468; [1] (473) 444-4820
chancery: 1701 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009
telephone: [1] (202) 265-2561

Fiscal year

calendar year Communications Grenada

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

GDP

purchasing power parity - $440 million (2002 est.)

GDP - composition by sector

agriculture: 7.7%
industry: 23.9%
services: 68.4% (2000)

GDP - per capita

purchasing power parity - $5,000 (2002 est.)

GDP - real growth rate

2.5% (2002 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 People Grenada

Government type

constitutional monarchy with Westminster-style parliament

Highways

paved: 638 km
total: 1,040 km
unpaved: 402 km (1999 est.)

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

highest 10%: NA%
lowest 10%: NA%

Illicit drugs

small-scale cannabis cultivation; lesser transshipment point for marijuana and cocaine to US This page was last updated on 18 December, 2003

Imports

$270 million (2000 est.)

Imports - commodities

food, manufactured goods, machinery, chemicals, fuel

Imports - partners

US 30.7%, Trinidad and Tobago 27.3%, UK 4.4% (2002)

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

female: 15.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 14.18 deaths/1,000 live births
total: 14.63 deaths/1,000 live births

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

2.8% (2001 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 (signatory), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WTrO

Internet country code

.gd

Internet Service Providers (ISPs)

14 (2000)

Internet users

5,200 (2002) Transportation Grenada

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: 5.88%
other: 67.65% (1998 est.)
permanent crops: 26.47%

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)
election results: House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NNP 8, NDC 7
elections: last held on 27 November 2003 (next to be held by NA November 2008)

Life expectancy at birth

female: 66.31 years (2003 est.)
male: 62.74 years
total population: 64.52 years

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
female: 98% (1970 est.) Government Grenada
male: 98%
total population: 98%

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

Median age

female: 20 years (2002)
male: 21 years
total: 20.5 years

Merchant marine

none (2002 est.)

Military branches

Royal Grenada Police Force, Coast Guard

Military expenditures - dollar figure

$NA

Military expenditures - percent of GDP

NA% Transnational Issues Grenada

National holiday

Independence Day, 7 February (1974)

Nationality

adjective: Grenadian
noun: Grenadian(s)

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

-14.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Oil - consumption

1,000 bbl/day (2001 est.)

Oil - exports

NA (2001)

Oil - imports

NA (2001)

Oil - production

0 bbl/day (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]; People Labor Movement or PLM [leader NA]

Political pressure groups and leaders

NA

Population

89,258 (July 2003 est.)

Population below poverty line

32% (2000)

Population growth rate

0.08% (2003 est.)

Ports and harbors

Grenville, Saint George's

Radio broadcast stations

AM 2, FM 13, shortwave 0 (1998)

Radios

57,000 (1997)

Railways