Grenada (2002)

Grenada - select year:

	Grenada (2001) (compare)
	Grenada (2003) (compare)
	Grenada (2004) (compare)
	Grenada (2005) (compare)
	Grenada (2006) (compare)
	Grenada (2007) (compare)
	Grenada (2008) (compare)

Compare with other popular countries

Grenada 2002 year


Administrative divisions	6 parishes and 1 dependency; Carriacou and Petit Martinique, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick
Age structure	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.)
Agriculture - products	bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, mace, citrus, avocados, root crops, sugarcane, corn, vegetables
Airports	3 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 3 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2002)
Area	total: 344 sq km land: 344 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	twice the size of Washington, DC
Background	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.
Birth rate	23.05 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Budget	revenues: $85.8 million expenditures: $102.1 million, including capital expenditures of $28 million (1997)
Capital	Saint George's
Climate	tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds
Coastline	121 km
Constitution	19 December 1973
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Grenada
Currency	East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Death rate	7.63 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Debt - external	$196 million (2000) (2000)
Diplomatic representation from the US	chief of mission: the ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Grenada; Charge d'Affairs Nadia TONGOUR embassy: Point Salines, Saint George's mailing address: P. O. Box 54, Saint George's, Grenada, West Indies telephone: [1] (473) 444-1173 through 1176 FAX: [1] (473) 444-4820
Diplomatic representation in the US	chief of mission: Ambassador Denis G. ANTOINE chancery: 1701 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009 telephone: [1] (202) 265-2561 FAX: [1] (202) 265-2468 consulate(s) general: New York
Disputes - international	none
Economic aid - recipient	$8.3 million (1995) (1995)
Economy - overview	Despite government steadying of annual economic growth in recent years through progress in fiscal reform and prudent macroeconomic management, a downturn in tourist arrivals in 2001 threatens government spending in 2002. Grenada relies on tourism as its main source of foreign exchange, although it also supports a small agriculture sector and a developing offshore financial industry. Short-term concerns include a rising fiscal deficit and the deterioration in the external account balance.
Electricity - consumption	102.3 million kWh (2000)
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2000)
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2000)
Electricity - production	110 million kWh (2000)
Electricity - production by source	fossil fuel: 100% hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2000)
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Mount Saint Catherine 840 m
Environment - current issues	NA
Environment - international agreements	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
Ethnic groups	black 82%, mixed black and European 13%, European and East Indian 5% , and trace of Arawak/Carib Amerindian
Exchange rates	East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7000 (fixed rate since 1976)
Executive branch	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; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the governor general
Exports	0 kWh (2000)
Exports	$78 million (2000 est.)
Exports - commodities	bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, fruit and vegetables, clothing, mace
Exports - partners	Caricom 32.3%, UK 20%, US 13%, Netherlands 8.8% (1991)
Fiscal year	calendar year
Flag description	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
GDP	purchasing power parity - $424 million (2001 est.)
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: 8% industry: 24% services: 68% (2000) (2000)
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - $4,750 (2001 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	6.5% (2001 est.)
Geographic coordinates	12 07 N, 61 40 W
Geography - note	the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada
Highways	total: 1,040 km paved: 638 km unpaved: 402 km (1996)
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
Illicit drugs	small-scale cannabis cultivation; lesser transshipment point for marijuana and cocaine to US
Imports	0 kWh (2000)
Imports	$270 million (2000 est.)
Imports - commodities	food, manufactured goods, machinery, chemicals, fuel (1989)
Imports - partners	US 31.2%, Caricom 23.6%, UK 13.8%, Japan 7.1% (1991)
Independence	7 February 1974 (from UK)
Industrial production growth rate	0.7% (1997 est.)
Industries	food and beverages, textiles, light assembly operations, tourism, construction
Infant mortality rate	14.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	2.8% (2001 est.)
International organization participation	ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, LAES, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW (signatory), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WTrO
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)	14 (2000)
Irrigated land	NA sq km
Judicial branch	West Indies Associate States Supreme Court (an associate judge resides in Grenada)
Labor force	42,300 (1996) (1996)
Labor force - by occupation	services 62%, agriculture 24%, industry 14% (1999 est.)
Land boundaries	0 km
Land use	arable land: 5.88% permanent crops: 26.47% other: 67.65% (1998 est.)
Languages	English (official), French patois
Legal system	based on English common law
Legislative branch	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 14, GULP 1
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 64.52 years male: 62.74 years female: 66.31 years (2002 est.)
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 98% female: 98% (1970 est.)
Location	Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Map references	Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims	exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM
Merchant marine	none (2002 est.)
Military branches	Royal Grenada Police Force, Coast Guard
Military expenditures - dollar figure	$NA
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	NA%
National holiday	Independence Day, 7 February (1974)
Nationality	noun: Grenadian(s) adjective: Grenadian
Natural hazards	lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November
Natural resources	timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors
Net migration rate	-15.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Political parties and leaders	Grenada United Labor Party or GULP [Herbert PREUDHOMME]; National Democratic Congress or NDC [leader vacant]; New National Party or NNP [George McGUIRE]
Political pressure groups and leaders	NA
Population	89,211 (July 2002 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%
Population growth rate	0.02% (2002 est.)
Ports and harbors	Grenville, Saint George's
Radio broadcast stations	AM 2, FM 13, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios	57,000 (1997)
Railways	0 km
Religions	Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2%
Sex ratio	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.)
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal
Telephone system	general assessment: 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 - main lines in use	27,000 (1997)
Telephones - mobile cellular	976 (1997)
Television broadcast stations	2 (1997)
Terrain	volcanic in origin with central mountains
Total fertility rate	2.5 children born/woman (2002 est.)
Unemployment rate	11.5% (1999) (1999)
Waterways	none

Sitemap: Compare countries listing (map site) | Country listing (map site)
Links: Add to favorites | Information about this website | Stats | Polityka prywatnosci
This page was generated in ##czas## s. Size this page: ##rozmiar_strony## kB.