Grenada
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| Motto: “Ever Conscious of God We Aspire, Build and Advance as One People”[1] | ||||||
| Anthem: Hail Grenada Royal anthem: God Save the Queen |
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| Capital (and largest city) |
St. George’s 12°03′N 61°45′W / 12.05°N 61.75°W |
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| Official language(s) | English | |||||
| Ethnic groups | 82% black, 13% mixed black and European, 5% European and East Indian, and trace of Arawak/Carib[2] | |||||
| Demonym | Grenadian | |||||
| Government | Parliamentary democracy under constitutional monarchy | |||||
| - | Monarch | Elizabeth II | ||||
| - | Governor General | Cécile La Grenade | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Keith Mitchell | ||||
| Legislature | Parliament | |||||
| - | Upper House | Senate | ||||
| - | Lower House | House of Representatives | ||||
| Independence | ||||||
| - | from the United Kingdom | February 7, 1974 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 344 km2 (203rd) 132.8 sq mi |
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| - | Water (%) | 1.6 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | July 12, 2005 estimate | 110,000 (185th) | ||||
| - | Density | 319.8/km2 (45th) 828.3/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2010 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $1.098 billion[3] | ||||
| - | Per capita | $10,657[3] | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2010 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $674 million[3] | ||||
| - | Per capita | $6,542[3] | ||||
| HDI (2007) |  0.813 (high) (74th) |
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| Currency | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
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| Time zone | (UTC−4) | |||||
| - | Summer (DST) | (UTC−4) | ||||
| Drives on the | left | |||||
| Internet TLD | .gd | |||||
| Calling code | +1-473 | |||||
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Grenada is an island nation in the Caribbean Sea that received its independence from the United Kingdom in 1974. Its capital is St. George's.
The island was invaded by the American military in 1983 because of Cuba's presence there. In 2004, a hurricane named Ivan destroyed most of the island's resources.
Grenada is called the Spice Island on account of its most famous export, the nutmeg.
Other pages [change]
- Grenada at the Olympics
- Grenada national football team
- List of Grenadian people
- List of rivers of Grenada
Other websites [change]
References [change]
- ↑ "Government of Grenada Website". http://www.gov.gd. Retrieved 2007-11-01.
- ↑ "Grenada factbook". Cia.gov. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gj.html. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Grenada". International Monetary Fund. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2011/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2008&ey=2011&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=328&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC%2CLP&grp=0&a=&pr.x=22&pr.y=6. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
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