1981 Edition

Area

344 km2 (Grenada and southern Grenadines); 44% cultivated, 4% pastures, 12% forests, 17% unused but potentially productive, 23% built on, wasteland, other

1,779 km!; 24% cropland, 9% pasture, 4% potential cropland, 16% forest, 47% wasteland, built on; area consists of two islands

1,100 km2; 31% cropland, 16% pasture, 29% forest, 24% wasteland, built on

Coastline

121 km

306 km

290 km

Limits of territorial waters (claimed)

12 nm (economic including fishing 200 nm)

12 nm (fishing 200 nm; exclusive economic zone 200 nm)

12 nm (fishing 200 nm; exclusive economic zone 200 nm)

Ethnic divisions

mainly of African-Negro descent

90% Negro or mulatto, 5% Caucasian, less than 5% East Indian, Lebanese, Chinese

90% African and African-CaucasianIndian mixture, less than 5% East Indian, Lebanese, and Chinese, 5% Caucasian

Labor force

36,000 (1978, est); 40% agriculture

120,000; 25% agriculture, 25% unemployed

100,000; 23% agriculture, 20% public services, 11% construction and public works, 10% commerce and banking, 10% services, 9% industry, 17% other

Language

English; some French patois

French, Creole patois

French, Creole patois

Literacy

unknown

over 70%

over 70%

Nationality

noun — Grenadian(s); adjective — Grenadian

noun — Guadeloupian(s); adjective — Guadeloupe

noun — Martiniquais (sing, and pi.); adjective— Martiniquais

Organized labor

33% of labor force

11% of labor force

11% of labor force

Population

109,000 (July 1982), average annual growth rate 1.0%

305,000 (July 1982), average annual growth rate -0.7%

302,000 (July 1982), average annual growth rate -0.8%

Religion

Church of England; other Protestant sects; Roman Catholic

95% Roman Catholic, 5% Hindu and pagan African

95% Roman Catholic, 5% Hindu and pagan African

Branches

following the 13 March 1979 coup, led by New Jewel Movement leader Maurice Bishop, constitution suspended on 25 March 1979 and replaced by People's Laws; three-man electoral commission appointed; elections unscheduled

executive, Prefect appointed by Paris; legislative, popularly elected General Council of 36 members and a Regional Council composed of members of the local General Council and the locally elected deputies and senators to the French parliament; judicial, under jurisdiction of French judicial system

executive, Commissioner appointed by Paris; legislative, popularly elected council of 36 members and a Regional Council including all members of the local general council and the locally elected deputies and senators to the French parliament; judicial, under jurisdiction of French judicial system

Capital

St. Georges

Basse-Terre

Fort-de-France

Communists

negligible

3,000 est.

1,000 estimated

Elections

formerly every five years; most recent general election 7 December 1976 Political parties and leaders: New Jewel Movement (NJM), Maurice Bishop; United People's Party (UPP), Winston Whyte; Grenada National Party (GNP), Herbert A. Blaize; Grenada United Labor Party (GULP) Voting strength (1976 election): GULP 51.7%, Opposition Coalition, 48.3%; Legislative Council seats, GULP 9, Opposition Coalition, 6 (NJM 3, UPP 1, GNP 1, unaffiliated 1)

General Council elections are normally held every five years; last General Council election took place in June 1981 Political parties and leaders: Rassemblement pour la Republique (RPR), Gabriel Lisette; Communist Party of Guadeloupe (PCG), Henri Bangou; Socialist Party (MSG), leader unknown; Progressive Party of Guadeloupe (PPG), Henri Rodes; Independent Republicans; Federation of the Left; Union for French Democracy (UDF); Union for a New Majority (UNM)

General Council elections normally are held every five years; last General Council election took place in June 1981 Political parties and leaders: Rally for the Republic (RPR), Emile Maurice; Progressive Party of Martinique (PPM), Aime Cesaire; Communist Party of Martinique (PCM), Armand Nicolas; Democratic Union of Martinique (UDM), Leon-Laurent Valere

Government leader

Commissioner of the Republic Robert MIGUET

Commissioner of the Republic Jean CHEVANCE

Government leaders

Prime Minister Maurice BISHOP; UK Governor General Paul SCOON GUADELOUPE GRENADA (Continued)

Legal system

based on English common law

French legal system; highest court is a court of appeal based in Martinique with jurisdiction over Guadeloupe, French Guiana, and Martinique GUADELOUPE (Continued)

French legal system; highest court is a court of appeal based in Martinique with jurisdiction over Guadeloupe, French Guiana, and Martinique MARTINIQUE (Continued)

Member of

CARICOM, G-77, GATT (de facto), IBRD, IDA, IFAD, IPS, ILO, IMF, NAM, OAS, SELA, UN, UNESCO, UPU, WHO

National holiday

Independence Day, 7 February

Official name

Grenada

Department of Guadeloupe

Department of Martinique

Other political or pressure groups

Guadeloupe Liberation Army (GLA)

Proletarian Action Group (GAP), Socialist Revolution Group (GRS), Martinique Independence Movement (MIM)

Political subdivisions

6 parishes

3 arrondissements; 34 communes, each with a locally elected municipal council

2 arrondissements; 34 communes, each with a locally elected municipal council

Suffrage

universal adult

universal over age 18

universal over age 18

Type

independent state since February 1974, recognizes Elizabeth II as Chief of State

overseas department and region of France; represented by three deputies in the French National Assembly and two senators in the Senate; last deputy election, 21 June

overseas department of France; represented by three deputies in the French National Assembly and two senators in the Senate

Voting strength

MSG, 1 seat in French National Assembly; PCG, 1 seat; UDF, 1 seat (1981 election)

RPR, 1 seat in French National Assembly; PPM, 1 seat; UDM, 1 seat

Agriculture

main crops — spices, cocoa, bananas

main crops, sugarcane and bananas

bananas, sugarcane, and pineapples

Aid

economic — bilateral ODA and OOF commitments (1970-79) from Western (non-US) countries, $2.4 billion; no military aid

economic — bilateral ODA and OOF commitments (1970-79) from Western (non-US) countries, $2.6 billion; no military aid

Budget

(prelim. 1980) revenues, $39 million; expenditures, $40 million

Electric power

7,000 kW capacity (1981); 25 million kWh produced (1981), 231 kWh per capita

80,000 kW capacity (1981); 260 million kWh produced (1981), 817 kWh per capita

65,000 kW capacity (1981); 250 million kWh produced (1981), 796 kWh per capita

Exports

$16 million (f.o.b., 1980 prelim.); cocoa beans, nutmeg, bananas, mace

$119 million (f.o.b., 1978); sugar, fruits and vegetables, bananas

$166 million (f.o.b., 1978); bananas, refined petroleum products, rum, sugar, pineapples

Fiscal year

calendar year

calendar year

calendar year

GDP

$88 million (1980 est), $800 per capita; real growth rate 1980 est., -1%

GNP

$864 million (1977), $2,630 per capita; real growth rate (1977) 8%

$1,169 million (1977 at current prices), $3,570 per capita

Imports

$55 million (c.i.f., 1980 prelim.); food, machinery, building materials

$455 million (c.i.f., 1978); foodstuffs, clothing and other consumer goods, raw materials and supplies, and petroleum products

$545 million (c.i.f., 1978); foodstuffs, clothing and other consumer goods, raw materials and supplies, and petroleum products

Major industries

agricultural processing, sugar milling, rum distillation, and tourism

agricultural processing, particularly sugar milling and rum distillation; cement, oil refining, and tourism

Major trade partners

exports — 39% UK, 17% West Germany, 12% Netherlands (1979); imports — 27% West Indies, 27% UK, 9% US (1976)

exports — 95% metropolitan France and rest of franc zone; imports — 75% metropolitan France and rest of franc zone (1977)

exports — 56% France (1978); imports—62% France, 28% EEC and franc zone, 4.5% US, 5.5% other (1977)

Monetary conversion rate

2.70 East Caribbean dollars= US$1

4.21 French francs=US$l (1980)

4.21 French francs=US$l (1980)

Airfields

2 total, 2 usable; 1 with permanent-surface runways, 1 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

8 total, 8 usable, 8 with permanent-surface runways; 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m

3 total; 3 usable; 1 with permanent-surface runways; 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m

Civil air

no major transport aircraft

3 major transport aircraft

2 major transport aircraft

Highways

1,000 km total; 600 km paved, 300 km otherwise improved; 100 km unimproved

1,110 km total; 770 km paved, 340 km gravel and earth

1,680 km total; 1,300 km paved, 380 km gravel and earth

Military manpower

males 15-49, 80,000; 50,000 fit for military service

males 15-49, 77,000; 40,000 fit for military service

Ports

1 major (St. Georges), 1 minor

1 major (Pointe-a-Pitre), 3 minor

1 major (Fort-de-France), 5 minor

Railroads

none

privately owned, narrow-gauge plantation lines

none

Telecommunications

automatic, islandwide telephone system with 5,200 telephones (4.9 per 100 popl.); VHF and UHF links to Trinidad and Carriacou; 3 AM stations DOMIMCAN , REPUBLIC PUERTO RICO

domestic facilities inadequate; 39,100 telephones (12.4 per 100 popl.); interisland radiorelay links; 2 AM, 2 FM, and 3 TV stations DEFENSE FORCES

domestic facilities inadequate; 38,500 telephones (12.2 per 100 popl.); interisland VHP and UHF radio links; 1 Atlantic Ocean satellite station; 1 AM, 1 FM, and 7 TV stations DEFENSE FORCES