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| Capital and largest city | St. George’s 12°03′N 61°45′W / 12.050°N 61.750°W |
| Official languages | English |
| Ethnic groups | 82% black, 13% mixed black and European, 5% European and East Indian, and trace of Arawak/Carib[2] |
| Demonym(s) | Grenadian |
| Government | Parliamentary democracy under constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Cécile La Grenade | |
| Keith Mitchell | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Senate | |
| House of Representatives | |
| Independence | |
• from the United Kingdom | February 7, 1974 |
| Area | |
• Total | 344 km2 (133 sq mi) (203rd) |
• Water (%) | 1.6 |
| Population | |
• July 12, 2005 estimate | 110,000 (185th) |
• Density | 319.8/km2 (828.3/sq mi) (45th) |
| 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) |  0.813very high · 74th |
| Currency | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +1-473 |
| ISO 3166 code | GD |
| Internet TLD | .gd |
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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.
Related pages
- Grenada at the Olympics
- Grenada national football team
- List of Grenadian people
- List of rivers of Grenada
References
- ↑ "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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