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]

2 (1997)

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: $85.8 million expenditures: $102.1 million, including capital expenditures of $28 million (1997)

Exchange rates (Currency) [time series]

1 East Caribbean dollar (EC$) = 100 cents

Debt - external (Debt--external) [time series]

$74 million (1997 est.)

Economic aid (Economic aid--recipient) [time series]

$8.3 million (1995)

Economic overview (Economy--overview) [time series]

In this island economy progress in fiscal reforms and prudent macroeconomic management have boosted annual growth to nearly 5% in 1997-98. The increase in economic activity has been led by construction and trade. Tourist facilities are being expanded; tourism is the leading foreign exchange earner. Major short-term concerns are the rising fiscal deficit and the deterioration in the external account balance. Grenada shares a common central bank and a common currency with seven other members of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).

Electricity - consumption (Electricity--consumption) [time series]

70 million kWh (1996)

Electricity - exports (Electricity--exports) [time series]

0 kWh (1996)

Electricity - imports (Electricity--imports) [time series]

0 kWh (1996)

Electricity - production (Electricity--production) [time series]

70 million kWh (1996)

Electricity - production by source (Electricity--production by source) [time series]

fossil fuel: 100% hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (1996)

Exchange rates [time series]

East Caribbean dollars (EC$) per US$1--2.7000 (fixed rate since 1976)

Exports [time series]

$22 million (1997)

Exports - commodities (Exports--commodities) [time series]

bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, fruit and vegetables, clothing, mace

Exports - partners (Exports--partners) [time series]

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--$340 million (1998 est.)

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

agriculture: 9.7% industry: 15% services: 75.3% (1996 est.)

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

purchasing power parity?$3,500 (1998 est.)

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

5% (1998 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share [time series]

lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

Imports [time series]

$166.5 million (1997)

Imports - commodities (Imports--commodities) [time series]

food 25%, manufactured goods 22%, machinery 20%, chemicals 10%, fuel 6% (1989)

Imports - partners (Imports--partners) [time series]

US 31.2%, Caricom 23.6%, UK 13.8%, Japan 7.1% (1991)

Industrial production growth rate [time series]

0.7% (1997 est.)

Industries [time series]

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

Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]

1.4% (1998)

Labor force [time series]

36,000

Labor force - by occupation (Labor force--by occupation) [time series]

services 31%, agriculture 24%, construction 8%, manufacturing 5%, other 32% (1985)

Population below poverty line [time series]

NA%

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 (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 (Environment--current issues) [time series]

NA

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

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, 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 (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

Capital [time series]

Saint George's

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 embassy: Point Salines, Saint George's mailing address: P. O. Box 54, Saint George's, Grenada, West Indies

Diplomatic representation in the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador Denis G. ANTOINE chancery: 1701 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009 consulate(s): New York

Executive branch [time series]

chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (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 monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; prime minister appointed by the governor general from among the members of the House of Assembly

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, OPCW, 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 18 January 1999 (next to be held by NA October 2004) election results: House of Representatives--percent of vote by party--NA; seats by party--NNP 15

National holiday [time series]

Independence Day, 7 February (1974)

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

National Democratic Congress or

Suffrage [time series]

18 years of age; universal

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

Royal Grenada Police Force (includes Special Service Unit), Coast Guard

Military expenditures - dollar figure (Military expenditures--dollar figure) [time series]

$NA

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

NA%

Age structure [time series]

0-14 years: 43% (male 21,055; female 20,365) 15-64 years: 53% (male 27,524; female 23,766) 65 years and over: 4% (male 2,034; female 2,264) (1999 est.)

Birth rate [time series]

27.62 births/1,000 population (1999 est.)

Death rate [time series]

5.15 deaths/1,000 population (1999 est.)

Ethnic groups [time series]

black

Infant mortality rate [time series]

11.13 deaths/1,000 live births (1999 est.)

Languages [time series]

English (official), French patois

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

total population: 71.6 years male: 68.97 years female: 74.29 years (1999 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]

-13.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1999 est.)

Population [time series]

97,008 (July 1999 est.)

Population growth rate [time series]

0.87% (1999 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: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.16 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.9 male(s)/female total population: 1.09 male(s)/female (1999 est.)

Total fertility rate [time series]

3.57 children born/woman (1999 est.)

Disputes - international (Disputes--international) [time series]

none

Illicit drugs [time series]

small-scale cannabis cultivation; lesser transshipment point for marijuana and cocaine to US

Airports [time series]

3 (1998 est.)

Airports - with paved runways (Airports--with paved runways) [time series]

total: 2 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (1998 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways (Airports--with unpaved runways) [time series]

total: 1 under 914 m: 1 (1998 est.)

Roadways (Highways) [time series]

total: 1,040 km paved: 638 km unpaved: 402 km (1996 est.)

Merchant marine [time series]

none

Ports (Ports and harbors) [time series]

Grenville, Saint George's

Railways [time series]

0 km