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Grenada
INTRODUCTION
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Background:
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One of the smallest independent countries in the western hemisphere, Grenada was seized by a Marxist military council on 19 October 1983. Six days later the island was invaded by US forces and those of six other Caribbean nations, which quickly captured the ringleaders and their hundreds of Cuban advisers. Free elections were reinstituted the following year. |
GEOGRAPHY
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Location:
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Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago |
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Geographic coordinates:
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12 07 N, 61 40 W |
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Map references:
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Central America and the Caribbean |
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Area:
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total: 344 sq km
water: 0 sq km land: 344 sq km |
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Area - comparative:
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twice the size of Washington, DC |
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Land boundaries:
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0 km |
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Coastline:
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121 km |
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Maritime claims:
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exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM |
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Climate:
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tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds |
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Terrain:
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volcanic in origin with central mountains |
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Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Mount Saint Catherine 840 m |
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Natural resources:
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timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors |
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Land use:
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arable land: 5.88%
permanent crops: 26.47% other: 67.65% (1998 est.) |
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Irrigated land:
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NA sq km |
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Natural hazards:
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lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November |
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Environment - current issues:
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NA |
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Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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Geography - note:
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the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada |
PEOPLE
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Population:
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89,211 (July 2002 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 35.9% (male 16,213; female 15,863)
15-64 years: 60.3% (male 28,460; female 25,307) 65 years and over: 3.8% (male 1,546; female 1,822) (2002 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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0.02% (2002 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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23.05 births/1,000 population (2002 est.) |
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Death rate:
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7.63 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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-15.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.12 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female total population: 1.08 male(s)/female (2002 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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14.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 64.52 years
female: 66.31 years (2002 est.) male: 62.74 years |
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Total fertility rate:
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2.5 children born/woman (2002 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA% |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
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Nationality:
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noun: Grenadian(s)
adjective: Grenadian |
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Ethnic groups:
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black 82%, mixed black and European 13%, European and East Indian 5% , and trace of Arawak/Carib Amerindian |
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Religions:
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Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2% |
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Languages:
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English (official), French patois |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98% male: 98% female: 98% (1970 est.) |