Grenada Facts

Grenada, State of the Caribbean; 344 km2, 111,000 residents (2019).Its main part is the island of Grenada (also called Kryddön ), which is the southernmost island in the Windward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, located about 160 km north of Venezuela, north-northwest of Trinidad. The state also includes the southern part of the Grenadines archipelago. The capital is Saint George’s (3,000 residents, 2012).

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Country facts

  • Grenada / Grenada
  • Country abbreviation: DG
  • Area: 344 km2
  • Population (2019): 111,000 residents
  • Capital: Saint George’s
  • Main language: English
  • State: Monarchy
  • Head of State: Elizabeth II (Queen)
  • Head of Government: Keith Mitchell
  • Per capita GDP (2018): US $ 10,834
  • GNI per capita (2018): US $ 9,780
  • Currency unit: $ 1 = 100 cents
  • Currency code: XCD
  • Country number (telephony): 1
  • Internet domain name: gd
  • Time difference compared to Sweden: −5
  • National Day: February 7 (Declaration of Independence, 1974)

Nature

  • Land use: forest (9%), agricultural land (35%), other (56%)
  • Highest mountain: Saint Catherine (840 m asl)

Population

  • Population density (2019): 323 residents per km2
  • Natural population growth (2019): 0.7%; birth number 17 ‰, death number 10 ‰
  • Age structure (2019): 0-14 years (23%), 15-64 (67%), 65- (10%)
  • Average life expectancy (2019): men 70 years, women 75 years
  • Infant mortality (2019): 15 per 1,000 live births
  • Population forecast 2050: 100,000 residents
  • HDI (2017): 0.772 (place 75 of 189)
  • Urbanization rate (2019): 36%
  • Most populous city (2012): Saint George’s (3,000 residents)

Business

  • Industry’s contribution to GDP (2017): agriculture (7%), industry (16%), service (77%)
  • Export (2017): US $ 40 million
  • Main export products: bananas, cocoa, nutmeg
  • Main exporting countries: USA, Japan, Guyana
  • Imports (2017): US $ 316 million
  • Main import products: food, machinery, fuel
  • Main importing countries: USA, Trinidad and Tobago, China
  • Railway network: nothing in operation

Grenada has a marked mountain ridge that runs in a north-south direction. The landscape is beautifully designed with deep valleys, where the sides fall steeply. Short and fast flowing streams descend radially from the elevation water divider.

The country is an independent state within the Commonwealth. The British monarch is head of state and is represented on the spot by a general governor. Parliament consists of a Senate and a legislative House of Representatives. General elections to the House of Representatives are held every five years. Grenada became independent in 1974.

Business is built around agriculture, mainly bananas, cocoa and nutmeg, as well as tourism. The economy is strained by large trade deficits, and the country is dependent on loans. In 2004, the main island was hit by Hurricane Ivan which destroyed about 90% of the buildings and caused major financial problems.

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