Broadcast media (Radio) [time series]

broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 radios: NA

Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]

5,650 telephones; automatic, islandwide telephone system; new SHF radio links to the islands of Trinidad, Tobago, and Saint Vincent; VHF and UHF radio links to the islands of Trinidad and Carriacou local: NA intercity: NA international: SHF, VHF, and UHF radio communications

Broadcast media (Television) [time series]

broadcast stations: 1 televisions: NA

Military and security forces (Branches) [time series]

Royal Grenada Police Force, Coast Guard

Military expenditures (Defense expenditures) [time series]

$NA, NA% of GDP GUADELOUPE (overseas department of France)

Agricultural products (Agriculture) [time series]

accounts for 14% of GDP and 80% of exports; bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, and mace account for two-thirds of total crop production; world's second-largest producer and fourth-largest exporter of nutmeg and mace; small-sized farms predominate, growing a variety of citrus fruits, avocados, root crops, sugarcane, corn, and vegetables

Budget [time series]

revenues: $82.2 million (1993 est.) expenditures: $74.3 million, including capital expenditures of $11.8 million (1993 est.)

Exchange rates (Currency) [time series]

1 EC dollar (EC$) = 100 cents

Economic aid [time series]

recipient: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY84-89), $60 million; Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $70 million; Communist countries (1970-89), $32 million

Electricity [time series]

capacity: 12,500 kW production: 60 million kWh consumption per capita: 639 kWh (1993)

Exchange rates [time series]

East Caribbean dollars (EC$) per US$1 - 2.70 (fixed rate since 1976)

Exports [time series]

$18.6 million (f.o.b., 1993 est.) commodities: bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, fruit and vegetables, clothing, mace partners: Netherlands, UK, Trinidad and Tobago, United States

Debt - external (External debt) [time series]

$89.9 million (1993)

Fiscal year [time series]

calendar year

Imports [time series]

$133.8 million (f.o.b., 1993 est.) commodities: food 25%, manufactured goods 22%, machinery 20%, chemicals 10%, fuel 6% (1989) partners: US 29%, UK, Trinidad and Tobago, Japan, Canada (1989)

Industrial production growth rate (Industrial production) [time series]

growth rate 1.8% (1992 est.); accounts for 9% of GDP

Industries [time series]

food and beverage, textile, light assembly operations, tourism, construction

Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]

2.6% (1993 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (National product) [time series]

GDP - purchasing power parity - $258 million (1993 est.)

Real GDP per capita (National product per capita) [time series]

$2,750 (1993 est.)

Real GDP growth rate (National product real growth rate) [time series]

0.5% (1993 est.)

Economic overview (Overview) [time series]

The economy is essentially agricultural and centers on the traditional production of spices and tropical plants. Agriculture accounts for about 15% of GDP and 80% of exports and employs 24% of the labor force. Tourism is the leading foreign exchange earner, followed by agricultural exports. Manufacturing remains relatively undeveloped, but is expected to grow, given a more favorable private investment climate since 1983. The economy achieved an impressive average annual growth rate of 5.5% in 1986-91 but has stalled since 1992. Unemployment remains high at about 25%.

Unemployment rate [time series]

25% (1994 est.)

Area [time series]

total area: 340 sq km land area: 340 sq km comparative area: slightly less than twice the size of Washington, DC

Climate [time series]

tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds

Coastline [time series]

121 km

Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]

current issues: NA natural hazards: lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling

Disputes - international (International disputes) [time series]

none

Irrigated land [time series]

NA sq km

Land boundaries [time series]

0 km

Land use [time series]

arable land: 15% permanent crops: 26% meadows and pastures: 3% forest and woodland: 9% other: 47%

Location [time series]

Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Trinidad and Tobago

Map references [time series]

Central America and the Caribbean

Maritime claims [time series]

exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm

Natural resources [time series]

timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors

Note [time series]

the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada

Terrain [time series]

volcanic in origin with central mountains

Administrative divisions [time series]

6 parishes and 1 dependency*; Carriacou and Petit Martinique*, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick

Capital [time series]

Saint George's

Constitution [time series]

19 December 1973

Digraph [time series]

GJ

Diplomatic representation in the US (Diplomatic representation in US) [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador Denneth MODESTE chancery: 1701 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009 telephone: [1] (202) 265-2561

Executive branch [time series]

chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General Reginald Oswald PALMER (since 6 August 1992) head of government: Prime Minister George BRIZAN (since 1 February 1994) cabinet: Cabinet; appointed by the governor general on advice of the prime minister

Diplomatic representation in the US (FAX) [time series]

[1] (809) 444-4820

Flag [time series]

a rectangle divided diagonally into yellow triangles (top and bottom) and green triangles (hoist side and outer side) with a red border around the flag; there are seven yellow five-pointed stars with three centered in the top red border, three centered in the bottom red border, and one on a red disk superimposed at the center of the flag; there is also a symbolic nutmeg pod on the hoist-side triangle (Grenada is the world's second-largest producer of nutmeg, after Indonesia); the seven stars represent the seven administrative divisions

Legislative branch (House of Representatives) [time series]

elections last held on 13 March 1990 (next to be held by NA July 1995); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (15 total) NDC 7, GULP 4, TNP 2, NNP 2

Independence [time series]

7 February 1974 (from UK)

Judicial branch [time series]

Supreme Court

Legal system [time series]

based on English common law

Legislative branch [time series]

bicameral Parliament

International organization participation (Member of) [time series]

ACP, C, CARICOM, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, GATT, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, INTERPOL, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, LAES, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WTO

Country name (Names) [time series]

conventional long form: none conventional short form: Grenada

National holiday [time series]

Independence Day, 7 February (1974)

Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]

National Democratic Congress (NDC), George BRIZAN; Grenada United Labor Party (GULP), Sir Eric GAIRY; The National Party (TNP), Ben JONES; New National Party (NNP), Keith MITCHELL; Maurice Bishop Patriotic Movement (MBPM), Terrence MARRYSHOW

Legislative branch (Senate) [time series]

consists of a 13-member body, 10 appointed by the government and 3 by the Leader of the Opposition

Suffrage [time series]

18 years of age; universal

Government type (Type) [time series]

parliamentary democracy

Diplomatic representation from the US (US diplomatic representation) [time series]

chief of mission: (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Ollie P. ANDERSON, Jr. embassy: Point Salines, Saint George's mailing address: P. O. Box 54, Saint George's, Grenada, W.I. telephone: [1] (809) 444-1173 through 1178

Age structure [time series]

0-14 years: 43% (female 20,076; male 20,824) 15-64 years: 52% (female 23,123; male 25,828) 65 years and over: 5% (female 2,514; male 2,121) (July 1995 est.)

Birth rate [time series]

29.69 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate [time series]

5.95 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Ethnic groups (Ethnic divisions) [time series]

black African

Infant mortality rate [time series]

12.1 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Labor force [time series]

36,000 by occupation: services 31%, agriculture 24%, construction 8%, manufacturing 5%, other 32% (1985)

Languages [time series]

English (official), French patois

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

total population: 70.67 years male: 68.2 years female: 73.17 years (1995 est.)

Literacy [time series]

age 15 and over has ever attended school (1970) total population: 98% male: 98% female: 98%

Nationality [time series]

noun: Grenadian(s) adjective: Grenadian

Net migration rate [time series]

-19.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Population [time series]

94,486 (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate [time series]

0.45% (1995 est.)

Religions [time series]

Roman Catholic, Anglican, other Protestant sects

Total fertility rate [time series]

3.85 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Airports [time series]

total: 3 with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 with paved runways under 914 m: 1

Roadways (Highways) [time series]

total: 1,000 km paved: 600 km unpaved: otherwise improved 300 km; unimproved earth 100 km

Merchant marine [time series]

none

Ports [time series]

Grenville, Saint George's

Railways (Railroads) [time series]

0 km