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Background: The indigenous Carib people inhabited Grenada when Christopher COLUMBUS landed on 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. In 1979, a leftist New Jewel Movement seized power under Maurice BISHOP, ushering in the Grenada Revolution. On 19 October 1983, factions within the revolutionary government overthrew and killed BISHOP and members of his party. Six days later, US forces and those of six other Caribbean nations intervened, quickly capturing the ringleaders and their hundreds of Cuban advisers. Rule of law was restored, and democratic elections were reinstituted the following year and have continued since.


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Location

Geographic coordinates

Map reference

Area
Total: 344 km²
Land: 344 km²
Water: 0 km²
Comparative: twice the size of Washington, D.C.

Land boundaries
Total: 0 km

Coastline: 121 km

Maritime claims
Territorial sea: 12 nm
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

Climate: tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds

Terrain: volcanic in origin with central mountains

Elevation
Highest point: Mount Saint Catherine 840 m
Lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m

Natural resources

Land use
Agricultural land: 23.5% (2023 est.)
Arable land: 8.8% (2023 est.)
Permanent crops: 11.8% (2023 est.)
Permanent pasture: 2.9% (2023 est.)
Forest: 52.1% (2023 est.)
Other: 24.4% (2023 est.)

Irrigated land: 20 km² (2012)

Major rivers

Major watersheds area km²

Total water withdrawal

Total renewable water resources

Natural hazards: lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November
Volcanism: Mount Saint Catherine (840 m) is on the island of Grenada; Kick 'em Jenny, an active submarine volcano (seamount) on the Caribbean Sea floor, lies about 8 km (5 mi) north of Grenada; these two volcanoes are at the southern end of the volcanic island arc of the Lesser Antilles that extends to the Dutch dependency of Saba in the north

Geography


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Population
Total: 114,621 (2024 est.)
Male: 58,168
Female: 56,453
Distribution: approximately one third of the population is found in the capital of St. George's; the island's population is concentrated along the coast
Growth rate: 0.27% (2024 est.)

Nationality

Ethnic groups

Languages: English (official), French patois

Religions: Protestant 49.2% (includes Pentecostal 17.2%, Seventh Day Adventist 13.2%, Anglican 8.5%, Baptist 3.2%, Church of God 2.4%, Evangelical 1.9%, Methodist 1.6%, other 1.2%), Roman Catholic 36%, Jehovah's Witness 1.2%, Rastafarian 1.2%, other 5.5%, none 5.7%, unspecified 1.3% (2011 est.)

Demographic profile

Age structure
0-14 years: 21.9% (male 13,095/female 12,003)
15-64 years: 65.3% (male 38,129/female 36,726)
65 years and over: 12.8% (2024 est.) (male 6,944/female 7,724)

Dependency ratios
Total dependency ratio: 53.1 (2024 est.)
Youth dependency ratio: 33.5 (2024 est.)
Elderly dependency ratio: 19.6 (2024 est.)
Potential support ratio: 5.1 (2024 est.)

Median age
Total: 35.4 years (2024 est.)
Male: 35.2 years
Female: 35.7 years

Population growth rate: 0.27% (2024 est.)

Birth rate: 13.3 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)

Death rate: 8.4 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)

Net migration rate

Population distribution: approximately one third of the population is found in the capital of St. George's; the island's population is concentrated along the coast

Urbanization
Urban population: 37.1% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization: 0.86% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Major urban areas
Population: 39,000 SAINT GEORGE'S (capital) (2018)

Environment

Air pollutants

Sex ratio
At birth: 1.1 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.09 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.9 male(s)/female
Total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2024 est.)

Mothers mean age at first birth

Maternal mortality ratio: 48 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)

Infant mortality rate
Total: 9 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)
Male: 8.6 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 9.5 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth
Total population: 76.3 years (2024 est.)
Male: 73.7 years
Female: 79.1 years

Total fertility rate: 1.9 children born/woman (2024 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

Drinking water source

Current health expenditure

Physicians density

Hospital bed density

Sanitation facility access

Hiv/Aids

Major infectious diseases

Obesity adult prevalence rate

Alcohol consumption

Tobacco use

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

Education expenditures

Literacy

School life expectancy primary to tertiary education

Youth unemployment


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Country name

Government type

Capital
Name: Saint George's
Geographic coordinates: 12 03 N, 61 45 W
Time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Etymology: originally named Ville de Fort Royal (Fort Royal Town), the name was changed to Saint George's Town in 1764, in honor of the patron saint of England, when the English took over Grenada from the French; the name was eventually shortened to Saint George's

Administrative divisions: 6 parishes and 1 dependency*; Carriacou and Petite Martinique*, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick

Dependent areas

Independence

National holiday

Constitution

Legal system: common law based on English model

International law organization participation: has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

Citizenship

Suffrage

Executive branch
Chief of state: King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Governor General Cecile LA GRENADE (since 7 May 2013)
Head of government: Prime Minister Dickon MITCHELL (since 24 June 2022)
Cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister
Election/appointment process: the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the governor general usually appoints the leader of the majority party or majority coalition as prime minister

Legislative branch
Legislature name: Parliament
Legislative structure: bicameral

Judicial branch

Political parties and leaders

International organization participation

Diplomatic representation

Flag description: a rectangle divided diagonally into yellow triangles (top and bottom) and green triangles (left and right), with a wide red border around the flag; three five-pointed yellow stars are centered on the top and bottom of the red border, with one larger yellow star on a red disk at the center of the flag; a small yellow-and-red nutmeg pod is on the left triangle

National symbols

National anthem
Title: 'God Save the King'
Lyrics/music: unknown
History: royal anthem, as a Commonwealth country

National heritage


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Economy overview

Real gdp purchasing power parity

Real gdp growth rate: 3.7% (2024 est.); 4.7% (2023 est.); 7.3% (2022 est.)
Note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency

Real gdp per capita: 3.7% (2024 est.); 4.7% (2023 est.); 7.3% (2022 est.)
Note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency

Gross national saving

Gdp composition by end use

Gdp composition by sector of origin
Agriculture: 2.7% (2024 est.)
Industry: 14.8% (2024 est.)
Services: 65.2% (2024 est.)
Note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data

Agriculture products

Industries: food and beverages, textiles, light assembly operations, tourism, construction, education, call-center operations

Industrial production growth rate: 2.9% (2024 est.)
Note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency

Labor force

Unemployment rate

Youth unemployment

Population below poverty line

Gini index

Household income or consumption by percentage share

Distribution of family income gini index

Budget
Revenues: $288.404 million (2017 est.)
Expenditures: $222.475 million (2017 est.)
Note: central government revenues and expenses (excluding grants/extrabudgetary units/social security funds) converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated

Taxes and other revenues

Public debt

Revenue

Fiscal year

Inflation rate consumer prices

Central bank discount rate

Commercial bank prime lending rate

Stock of narrow money

Stock of broad money

Stock of domestic credit

Market value of publicly traded shares

Current account balance

Exports: $858.949 million (2024 est.); $828.529 million (2023 est.); $706.195 million (2022 est.)
Note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
Commodities: nutmeg/cardamons, fish, wheat flours, frozen fruits and nuts, aqueous paints (2023)
Commodities note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars

Imports: $990.587 million (2024 est.); $924.688 million (2023 est.); $785.022 million (2022 est.)
Note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
Commodities: refined petroleum, cars, poultry, ships, plastic products (2023)
Commodities note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

Debt external

Stock of direct foreign investment at home

Stock of direct foreign investment abroad

Exchange rates


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Electricity
Installed generating capacity: 60,000 kW (2023 est.)
Consumption: 221.453 million kWh (2023 est.)
Transmission/distribution losses: 18 million kWh (2023 est.)
Access electrification - total population: 94.2% (2022 est.)
Generation sources fossil fuels: 98.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Generation sources solar: 1.7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Generation sources wind: 0.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Coal
Imports: 1 metric tons (2023 est.)

Petroleum
Refined petroleum consumption: 2,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)

Crude oil

Refined petroleum

Natural gas

Carbon dioxide emissions: 348,000 metric tonnes of CO&sub2; (2023 est.)
From petroleum and other liquids: 348,000 metric tonnes of CO&sub2; (2023 est.)

Energy consumption per capita: 41.703 million Btu/person (2023 est.)


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Telephones
Fixed lines total subscriptions: 17,000 (2022 est.)
Fixed lines subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 14 (2022 est.)
Mobile cellular total subscriptions: 112,000 (2022 est.)
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 81 (2021 est.)

Telephone system

Broadcast media

Internet
Users percent of population: 74% (2023 est.)

Broadband fixed subscriptions
Total: 35,000 (2022 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 30 (2022 est.)


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Military expenditures

Military and security forces

Military service age and obligation

Space program

Terrorist groups


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National air transport system

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

Airports: 2 (2025)

Heliports

Pipelines

Railways

Roadways

Waterways

Merchant marine
Total: 6 (2023)
By type: general cargo 3, other 3

Ports and terminals


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Disputes international

Refugees and internally displaced persons

Illicit drugs