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Grenada - Central America and the Caribbean



Population  PopulationTop of page
InhabitantsLife expectancy
89,971 (July 2007 est.)total population: 65.21 years
male: 63.38 years
female: 67.05 years (2007 est.)
Ethnic groupsReligions
black 82%, mixed black and European 13%, European and East Indian 5%, and trace of Arawak/Carib AmerindianRoman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2%
LanguagesLiteracy
English (official), French patoisdefinition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96%
male: NA%
female: NA% (2003 est.)


Government  GovernmentTop of page
Government typeCapital
parliamentary democracy Saint George's
IndependanceNational day
7 February 1974 (from UK)Independence Day, 7 February (1974)
ConstitutionLegal system
19 December 1973based on English common law


Economy  EconomyTop of page
GDP (purchasing power parity)Growth rate
$454 million (2005)0.9% (2005 est.)
GDP per inhabitantUnemployment rate
$3,900 (2005 est.)12.5% (2000)
Population below poverty lineInflation rate
32% (2000)3% (2005 est.)
ExportsImports
$40 million (2004 est.)$276 million (2004 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldCurrency
East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Military expenditures
NA


Geography  GeographyTop of page
LocationArea
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago 344 sq km
ClimateNatural resources
tropical; tempered by northeast trade windstimber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors


Communication  CommunicationTop of page
CellularsInternet code
43,300 (2004).gd
Internet hostsInternet users
17 (2006)19,000 (2005)


Transportation  TransportationTop of page
AirportsRailways (in km)
3 (2006)
Roadways (in km)Pipelines (in km)
1,127 km