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England Description Gibraltar Carib Indians inhabited Grenada when COLUMBUS discovered the island in 1498, but it remained uncolonized for more than a century. The French settled Grenada in the 17th century, established sugar estates, and imported large numbers of African slaves. Britain took the island in 1762 and vigorously expanded sugar production. In the 19th century, cacao eventually surpassed sugar as the main export crop; in the 20th century, nutmeg became the leading export. In 1967, Britain gave Grenada autonomy over its internal affairs. Full independence was attained in 1974 making Grenada 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 and have continued since that time. Hurricane Ivan struck Grenada in September of 2004 causing severe damage. Location Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago WebCam   Geographic Coordinates 12 07 N, 61 40 W Area - comparative twice the size of Washington, DC Coast line 0 km Climate 121 km Terrain Gibraltar tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds Natural Resources Gibraltar volcanic in origin with central mountains Irrigated land timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors Total Renewable Water Resources NA Natural Hazards NA Environment Currentissues lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November Geography Note NA Population Gibraltar the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada Population growth rate 107,818 (July 2010 est.) Birth Rate 0.563% (2010 est.) Death Rate 17.2 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) Netmigration Rate 7.9 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) Total Fertility Rate -3.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate 2.21 children born/woman (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids NA Hiv/Aids Deaths NA Religions black 82%, mixed black and European 13%, European and East Indian 5%, and trace of Arawak/Carib Amerindian Languages Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2% Education Expenditures English (official), French patois Government Type 5.2% of GDP (2003) Administrative Divisions parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm Independence 6 parishes and 1 dependency*; Carriacou and Petite Martinique*, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick National Holiday 7 February 1974 (from the UK) Constitution Independence Day, 7 February (1974) Legal System 19-Dec-73 Suffrage based on English common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction Legislative Branch 18 years of age; universal Political Partie Sand Leaders bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (13 seats, 10 members appointed by the government and 3 by the leader of the opposition) and the House of Representatives (15 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders Grenada United Labor Party or GULP [Gloria Payne BANFIELD]; National Democratic Congress or NDC [Tillman THOMAS]; New National Party or NNP [Keith MITCHELL] International Organization Participation Committee for Human Rights in Grenada or CHRG; New Jewel Movement Support Group; The British Grenada Friendship Society; The New Jewel 19 Committee Flag Description ACP, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ITU, ITUC, LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, PetroCaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WTO Economy Overview 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 GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) Grenada relies on tourism as its main source of foreign exchange especially since the construction of an international airport in 1985. Hurricanes Ivan (2004) and Emily (2005) severely damaged the agricultural sector - particularly nutmeg and cocoa cultivation - which had been a key driver of economic growth. Grenada has rebounded from the devastating effects of the hurricanes but is now saddled with the debt burden from the rebuilding process. Public debt-to-GDP is nearly 110%, leaving the THOMAS administration limited room to engage in public investments and social spending. Strong performances in construction and manufacturing, together with the development of tourism and an offshore financial industry, have also contributed to growth in national output; however, economic growth will likely be stagnant in 2010 after a sizeable contraction in 2009, because of the global economic slowdown's effects on tourism and remittances. GDP (Official Exchange Rate) $1.156 billion (2009 est.) GDP Real Growth Rate $691 million (2009 est.) GDP Per Capita (PPP) -4% (2009 est.) Labor Force $10,800 (2009 est.) Unemployment Rate 42,300 (1996) Population Below Poverty Line 12.5% (2000) Distribution Of Family Income 32% (2000) Unvestment Gross Fixed 3.7% (2007 est.) Inflation Rrate 6.5% (31 December 2008) Central Bank Discount Rate 9.53% (31 December 2008) Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate $141.4 million (31 December 2008) Stock Of Money $578.1 million (31 December 2008) Stock Of Quasi Money $658 million (31 December 2008) Stock Of Domestic Credit $NA Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, mace, citrus, avocados, root crops, sugarcane, corn, vegetables Agriculture - Products food and beverages, textiles, light assembly operations, tourism, construction Industries 178.7 million kWh (2007 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 155.7 million kWh (2007 est.) Electricity Production 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Consumption 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Exports 0 bbl/day (2008 est.) Electricity Imports 3,000 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Production 0 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Consumption 1,923 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Exports 0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.) Oil Imports 0 cu m (2008 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Production 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Consumption 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Exports 0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Imports -$138 million (2007 est.) Natural Gas Proved Reserves $38 million (2006) Current Account Balance bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, fruit and vegetables, clothing, mace Exports Saint Lucia 16.4%, US 11.3%, UK 11.3%, Antigua and Barbuda 11.1%, Saint Kitts a & Nevis 10%, Dominican Republic 10%, France 6.4% (2008) Exports Commodities $343 million (2006) Exports Partners food, manufactured goods, machinery, chemicals, fuel Imports Trinidad and Tobago 43.1%, US 24.5%, Barbados 3.6% (2008) Imports Commodities $347 million (2004) Imports Partners East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - 2.7 (2007), 2.7 (2006), 2.7 (2005), 2.7 (2004), 2.7 (2003) Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold 28,600 (2008) Debt - External 60,000 (2008) Radio Broadcast Stations 2 (2009) Television Broadcast Stations .gd Internet Country Code 42 (2009) Airports Saint George's Military Service Age and Obligation

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