Broadcast media (Radio broadcast stations) [time series]

AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0

Radios [time series]

80,000 (1993 est.)

Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]

automatic, islandwide telephone system domestic: interisland VHF and UHF radiotelephone links international: new SHF radiotelephone links to Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Vincent; VHF and UHF radio links to Trinidad

Telephones - fixed lines (Telephones) [time series]

5,650 (1988 est.)

Broadcast media (Television broadcast stations) [time series]

1 (1988 est.)

Televisions [time series]

30,000 (1993 est.)

Agricultural products (Agriculture - products) [time series]

bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, mace, citrus, avocados, root crops, sugarcane, corn, vegetables

Budget [time series]

revenues : $75.7 million (1996 est.) expenditures: $126.7 million, including capital expenditures of $51 million (1996 est.)

Exchange rates (Currency) [time series]

1 EC dollar (EC$) = 100 cents

Debt - external [time series]

$97 million (1996 est.)

Economic aid [time series]

recipient: ODA, $NA

Economic overview (Economy - overview) [time series]

The agriculturally based economy was hurt in 1996 by the emergence of the pink mealy bug which destroyed much of the cocoa harvest. Bananas, a major foreign exchange earner, also suffered due to falling prices, low production, and poor quality. Tourism, the leading foreign exchange earner, continued to do well, as did manufacturing. Construction boomed in 1996 due to concessions for low and middle income mortgages. The government introduced a 5% tax on electricity and telephones and doubled the general consumption tax, which caused a small rise in the inflation rate. The tourist industry faces stiff competition over the next few years.

Electricity - capacity [time series]

17,300 kW (1995)

Electricity - consumption per capita [time series]

794 kWh (1995 est.)

Electricity - production [time series]

88 million kWh (1995)

Exchange rates [time series]

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

Exports [time series]

total value: $24 million (f.o.b., 1996 est.) commodities: bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, fruit and vegetables, clothing, mace partners : Caricom 32.3%, UK 20%, US 13%, Netherlands 8.8% (1991)

Fiscal year [time series]

calendar year

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

purchasing power parity - $300 million (1996 est.)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin (GDP - composition by sector) [time series]

agriculture: 10.2% industry: 40.3% services: 49.5% (1994 est.)

Real GDP per capita (GDP - per capita) [time series]

purchasing power parity - $3,160 (1996 est.)

Real GDP growth rate (GDP - real growth rate) [time series]

3% (1996 est.)

Imports [time series]

total value: $128 million (f.o.b., 1996 est.) commodities: food 25%, manufactured goods 22%, machinery 20%, chemicals 10%, fuel 6% (1989) partners: US 31.2%, Caricom 23.6%, UK 13.8%, Japan 7.1% (1991)

Industrial production growth rate [time series]

1.8% (1992 est.)

Industries [time series]

food and beverages, textiles, light assembly operations, tourism, construction

Inflation rate (consumer prices) (Inflation rate - consumer price index) [time series]

2.6% (1996 est.)

Labor force [time series]

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

Unemployment rate [time series]

20% (1 October 1996)

Area [time series]

total : 340 sq km land: 340 sq km water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative [time series]

twice the size of Washington, DC

Climate [time series]

tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds

Coastline [time series]

121 km

Elevation (Elevation extremes) [time series]

lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point : Mount Saint Catherine 840 m

Environment - current issues [time series]

NA

International environmental agreements (Environment - international agreements) [time series]

party to : Biodiversity, Climate Change, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Geographic coordinates [time series]

12 07 N, 61 40 W

Geography - note [time series]

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

Irrigated land [time series]

NA sq km

Land boundaries [time series]

0 km

Land use [time series]

arable land : 15% permanent crops: 18% permanent pastures: 3% forests and woodland: 9% other: 55% (1993 est.)

Location [time series]

Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, 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 hazards [time series]

lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November

Natural resources [time series]

timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors

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

Constitution [time series]

19 December 1973

Country name [time series]

conventional long form: none conventional short form: Grenada

Data code [time series]

GJ

Diplomatic representation from the US [time series]

chief of mission : the ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Grenada; Charge d'Affaires Dennis CARTER embassy: Point Salines, Saint George's mailing address: P. O. Box 54, Saint George's, Grenada, West Indies telephone : [1] (809) 444-1173 through 1178

Diplomatic representation in the US [time series]

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

Executive branch [time series]

chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II of the UK (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General Daniel WILLIAMS (since 9 August 1996) head of government: Prime Minister Keith MITCHELL (since 22 June 1995) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister elections: none; the queen is a hereditary monarch; governor general appointed by the queen; prime minister appointed by the governor general from among the members of the House of Assembly

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

[1] (809) 444-4820

Flag (Flag description) [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

Government type [time series]

parliamentary democracy

Independence [time series]

7 February 1974 (from UK)

International organization participation [time series]

ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, 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, WToO, WTrO

Judicial branch [time series]

West Indies Associate States Supreme Court, an associate judge resides in Grenada

Legal system [time series]

based on English common law

Legislative branch [time series]

bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (a 13-member body, 10 appointed by the government and three by the leader of the opposition) and the House of Representatives (15 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: last held on 20 June 1995 (next to be held by NA October 2000) election results: House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NNP 8, NDC 5, GULP 2

Capital (National capital) [time series]

Saint George's

National holiday [time series]

Independence Day, 7 February (1974)

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

National Democratic Congress or NDC [George BRIZAN]; Grenada United Labor Party or GULP [Sir Eric GAIRY]; The National Party or TNP [Ben JONES]; New National Party or NNP [Keith MITCHELL]; Maurice Bishop Patriotic Movement or MBPM [Terrence MARRYSHOW]; The Democratic Labor Party or DLP [Francis ALEXIS]

Suffrage [time series]

18 years of age; universal

Military and security forces (Military branches) [time series]

Royal Grenada Police Force, Coast Guard

Military expenditures - dollar figure [time series]

$NA

Military expenditures (Military expenditures - percent of GDP) [time series]

NA%

Military manpower - availability [time series]

males age 15-49 : NA

Military manpower - fit for military service [time series]

males: NA

Age structure [time series]

0-14 years: 43% (male 21,051; female 20,335) 15-64 years: 52% (male 26,473; female 23,181) 65 years and over: 5% (male 2,090; female 2,407) (July 1997 est.)

Birth rate [time series]

28.61 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate [time series]

5.53 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Ethnic groups [time series]

black

Infant mortality rate [time series]

11.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

Languages [time series]

English (official), French patois

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

total population: 71.13 years male: 68.58 years female: 73.72 years (1997 est.)

Literacy [time series]

definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male : 98% female: 98% (1970 est.)

Nationality [time series]

noun: Grenadian(s) adjective: Grenadian

Net migration rate [time series]

-16.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Population [time series]

95,537 (July 1997 est.)

Population growth rate [time series]

0.66% (1997 est.)

Religions [time series]

Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant sects 33.2%

Sex ratio [time series]

at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.14 male(s)/female 65 years and over : 0.87 male(s)/female total population: 1.08 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Total fertility rate [time series]

3.71 children born/woman (1997 est.)

Disputes - international [time series]

none

Illicit drugs [time series]

small-scale cannabis cultivation; lesser transshipment point for marijuana and cocaine to US GUADELOUPE (overseas department of France)

Airports [time series]

3 (1996 est.)

Airports - with paved runways [time series]

total: 3 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (1996 est.)

Roadways (Highways) [time series]

total: 1,020 km paved: 624 km unpaved : 396 km (1995 est.)

Merchant marine [time series]

none

Ports (Ports and harbors) [time series]

Grenville, Saint George's

Railways [time series]

0 km