Grenada

parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm

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

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

legislature name: Parliament legislative structure: bicameral

highest court(s): regionally, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the superior court of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States; the ECSC is headquartered on St. Lucia and consists of the Court of Appeal -- headed by the chief justice and 4 judges -- and the High Court with 18 judges; the Court of Appeal travels to member states on a schedule to hear appeals from the High Court and subordinate courts judge selection and term of office: chief justice of Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court appointed by the British monarch; other justices and judges appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, and independent body of judicial officials; Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 65; High Court judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 62 subordinate courts: magistrates' courts; Court of Magisterial Appeals note: appeals beyond the ECSC in civil and criminal matters are heard by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)

history: previous 1967; latest presented 19 December 1973, effective 7 February 1974, suspended 1979 following a revolution but restored in 1983 amendment process: proposed by either house of Parliament; passage requires two-thirds majority vote by the membership in both houses and assent of the governor general; passage of amendments to constitutional sections, such as personal rights and freedoms, the structure, authorities, and procedures of the branches of government, the delimitation of electoral constituencies, or the procedure for amending the constitution, also requires two-thirds majority approval in a referendum

ACP, ACS, AOSIS, CARIFORUM, CARIBCAN, Caricom, CBI, CDB, CELAC, CSME, ECCU, EPA, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ITU, ITUC, LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, Petrocaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WTO

no regular military forces; the Royal Grenada Police Force (under the Ministry of National Security) includes a Coast Guard and a paramilitary Special Services Unit (2025)

Grenada joined the Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS) in 1985; RSS signatories (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Guyana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) agreed to prepare contingency plans and assist one another, on request, in national emergencies, prevention of smuggling, search and rescue, immigration control, fishery protection, customs and excise control, maritime policing duties, protection of off-shore installations, pollution control, national and other disasters, and threats to national security (2025)

$2.08 billion (2024 est.) $2.005 billion (2023 est.) $1.916 billion (2022 est.) note: data in 2021 dollars

$17,700 (2024 est.) $17,100 (2023 est.) $16,400 (2022 est.) note: data in 2021 dollars

3.7% (2024 est.) 4.7% (2023 est.) 7.3% (2022 est.) note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency

1.1% (2024 est.) 2.7% (2023 est.) 2.6% (2022 est.) note: annual % change based on consumer prices

82% of GDP (2016 est.)

$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

$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

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

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

sugarcane, coconuts, eggs, vegetables, fruits, bananas, plantains, grapefruits, avocados, mangoes/guavas (2023) note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage

total: 114,621 (2024 est.) male: 58,168 female: 56,453

0.24% (2025 est.)

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)

13 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

8.41 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)

-2.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)

total population: 76.3 years (2024 est.) male: 73.7 years female: 79.1 years

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

African descent 82.4%, mixed 13.3%, East Indian 2.2%, other 1.3%, unspecified 0.9% (2011 est.)

English (official), French patois

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.)

timber, tropical fruit

IDPs: 383 (2024 est.)

2 (2025)

total: 6 (2023) by type: general cargo 3, other 3

total subscriptions: 112,000 (2022 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 81 (2021 est.)

percent of population: 74% (2023 est.)