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 Grenada (2001)Norfolk Island (2001)
 GrenadaNorfolk Island
Administrative divisions 6 parishes and 1 dependency*; Carriacou and Petit Martinique*, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick none (territory of Australia)
Age structure 0-14 years:
37.05% (male 16,739; female 16,318)

15-64 years:
59.03% (male 27,850; female 24,820)

65 years and over:
3.92% (male 1,592; female 1,908) (2001 est.)
0-14 years:
NA%

15-64 years:
NA%

65 years and over:
NA%
Agriculture - products bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, mace, citrus, avocados, root crops, sugarcane, corn, vegetables Norfolk Island pine seed, Kentia palm seed, cereals, vegetables, fruit; cattle, poultry
Airports 3 (2000 est.) 1 (2000 est.)
Airports - with paved runways total:
3

2,438 to 3,047 m:
1

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1

under 914 m:
1 (2000 est.)
total:
1

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1 (2000 est.)
Area total:
340 sq km

land:
340 sq km

water:
0 sq km
total:
34.6 sq km

land:
34.6 sq km

water:
0 sq km
Area - comparative twice the size of Washington, DC about 0.2 times 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. Two British attempts at establishing the island as a penal colony (1788-1814 and 1825-55) were ultimately abandoned. In 1856, the island was resettled by Pitcairn Islanders, descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions.
Birth rate 23.12 births/1,000 population (2001 est.) NA births/1,000 population
Budget revenues:
$85.8 million

expenditures:
$102.1 million, including capital expenditures of $28 million (1997)
revenues:
$4.6 million

expenditures:
$4.8 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY92/93)
Capital Saint George's Kingston
Climate tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds subtropical, mild, little seasonal temperature variation
Coastline 121 km 32 km
Constitution 19 December 1973 Norfolk Island Act of 1979
Country name conventional long form:
none

conventional short form:
Grenada
conventional long form:
Territory of Norfolk Island

conventional short form:
Norfolk Island
Currency East Caribbean dollar (XCD) Australian dollar (AUD)
Death rate 7.82 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.) NA deaths/1,000 population
Debt - external $182.8 million (1998) $NA
Dependency status - territory of Australia; Canberra administers Commonwealth responsibilities on Norfolk Island through the Department of Environment, Sport, and Territories
Diplomatic representation from the US 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

telephone:
[1] (473) 444-1173 through 1176

FAX:
[1] (473) 444-4820
none (territory of Australia)
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

consulate(s) general:
New York
none (territory of Australia)
Disputes - international none none
Economic aid - recipient $8.3 million (1995) $NA
Economy - overview In this island economy progress in fiscal reforms and prudent macroeconomic management have kept annual growth steady since 1998. 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). Tourism, the primary economic activity, has steadily increased over the years and has brought a level of prosperity unusual among inhabitants of the Pacific islands. The agricultural sector has become self-sufficient in the production of beef, poultry, and eggs.
Electricity - consumption 111.6 million kWh (1999) NA kWh
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (1999) -
Electricity - imports 0 kWh (1999) -
Electricity - production 120 million kWh (1999) NA kWh
Electricity - production by source fossil fuel:
100%

hydro:
0%

nuclear:
0%

other:
0% (1999)
fossil fuel:
NA%

hydro:
NA%

nuclear:
NA%

other:
NA%
Elevation extremes lowest point:
Caribbean Sea 0 m

highest point:
Mount Saint Catherine 840 m
lowest point:
Pacific Ocean 0 m

highest point:
Mount Bates 319 m
Environment - current issues NA 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
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Ethnic groups black 82% some South Asians (East Indians) and Europeans, trace Arawak/Carib Amerindian descendants of the Bounty mutineers, Australian, New Zealander, Polynesians
Exchange rates East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7000 (fixed rate since 1976) Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.7995 (January 2001), 1.7173 (2000), 1.5497 (1999), 1.5888 (1998), 1.3439 (1997), 1.2773 (1996)
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; prime minister appointed by the governor general from among the members of the House of Assembly
chief of state:
Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); the UK and Australia are represented by Administrator Anthony J. MESSNER (since 4 August 1997)

head of government:
Assembly President and Chief Minister Ronald Coane NOBBS (since 23 February 2000)

cabinet:
Executive Council is made up of four of the nine members of the Legislative Assembly; the council devises government policy and acts as an advisor to the Administrator

elections:
the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia; chief minister elected by the Legislative Assembly for a term of not more than three years; election last held 23 February 2000 (next to be held by March 2003)

election results:
Ronald Coane NOBBS elected chief minister; percent of Legislative Assembly vote - NA%
Exports $62.3 million (2000 est.) $1.5 million (f.o.b., FY91/92)
Exports - commodities bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, fruit and vegetables, clothing, mace postage stamps, seeds of the Norfolk Island pine and Kentia palm, small quantities of avocados
Exports - partners Caricom 32.3%, UK 20%, US 13%, Netherlands 8.8% (1991) Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe
Fiscal year calendar year 1 July - 30 June
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 three vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and green with a large green Norfolk Island pine tree centered in the slightly wider white band
GDP purchasing power parity - $394 million (2000 est.) purchasing power parity - $NA
GDP - composition by sector agriculture:
9.7%

industry:
15%

services:
75.3% (1996 est.)
agriculture:
NA%

industry:
NA%

services:
NA%
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $4,400 (2000 est.) purchasing power parity - $NA
GDP - real growth rate 7% (2000 est.) NA%
Geographic coordinates 12 07 N, 61 40 W 29 02 S, 167 57 E
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)
total:
80 km

paved:
53 km

unpaved:
27 km (2001)
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%:
NA%

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

highest 10%:
NA%
Illicit drugs small-scale cannabis cultivation; lesser transshipment point for marijuana and cocaine to US -
Imports $217.5 million (2000 est.) $17.9 million (c.i.f., FY91/92)
Imports - commodities food, manufactured goods, machinery, chemicals, fuel (1989) NA
Imports - partners US 31.2%, Caricom 23.6%, UK 13.8%, Japan 7.1% (1991) Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe
Independence 7 February 1974 (from UK) none (territory of Australia)
Industrial production growth rate 0.7% (1997 est.) NA%
Industries food and beverages, textiles, light assembly operations, tourism, construction tourism
Infant mortality rate 14.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.) NA deaths/1,000 live births
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2.5% (2000 est.) NA%
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, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WTrO none
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 14 (2000) 2 (2000)
Irrigated land NA sq km NA sq km
Judicial branch West Indies Associate States Supreme Court (an associate judge resides in Grenada) Supreme Court; Court of Petty Sessions
Labor force 42,300 (1996) 1,395 (1991 est.)
Labor force - by occupation services 62%, agriculture 24%, industry 14% (1999 est.) tourism NA%, subsistence agriculture NA%
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land:
15%

permanent crops:
18%

permanent pastures:
3%

forests and woodland:
9%

other:
55% (1993 est.)
arable land:
0%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
25%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
75% (1993 est.)
Languages English (official), French patois English (official), Norfolk a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian
Legal system based on English common law based on the laws of Australia, local ordinances and acts; English common law applies in matters not covered by either Australian or Norfolk Island 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
unicameral Legislative Assembly (9 seats; members elected by electors who have nine equal votes each but only four votes can be given to any one candidate; members serve three-year terms)

elections:
last held 23 February 2000 (next to be held by March 2003)

election results:
percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 9
Life expectancy at birth total population:
64.52 years

male:
62.74 years

female:
66.31 years (2001 est.)
total population:
NA years

male:
NA years

female:
NA years
Literacy definition:
age 15 and over can read and write

total population:
98%

male:
98%

female:
98% (1970 est.)
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Location Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia
Map references Central America and the Caribbean Oceania
Maritime claims exclusive economic zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
12 NM
exclusive fishing zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
3 NM
Merchant marine none (2000 est.) none (2000 est.)
Military - note - defense is the responsibility of Australia
Military branches Royal Grenada Police Force (includes Special Service Unit), Coast Guard -
Military expenditures - dollar figure $NA -
Military expenditures - percent of GDP NA% -
National holiday Independence Day, 7 February (1974) Pitcairners Arrival Day, 8 June (1856)
Nationality noun:
Grenadian(s)

adjective:
Grenadian
noun:
Norfolk Islander(s)

adjective:
Norfolk Islander(s)
Natural hazards lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November typhoons (especially May to July)
Natural resources timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors fish
Net migration rate -15.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.) NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
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] none
Political pressure groups and leaders NA none
Population 89,227 (July 2001 est.) 1,879 (July 2001 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% NA%
Population growth rate -0.06% (2001 est.) -0.71% (2001 est.)
Ports and harbors Grenville, Saint George's none; loading jetties at Kingston and Cascade
Radio broadcast stations AM 2, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios 57,000 (1997) 2,500 (1996)
Railways 0 km 0 km
Religions Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2% Anglican 39%, Roman Catholic 11.7%, Uniting Church in Australia 16.4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 4.4%, none 9.2%, unknown 16.9%, other 2.4% (1986)
Sex ratio at birth:
1 male(s)/female

under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female

15-64 years:
1.12 male(s)/female

65 years and over:
0.83 male(s)/female

total population:
1.07 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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Suffrage 18 years of age; universal 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
general assessment:
adequate

domestic:
NA

international:
radiotelephone service with Sydney (Australia)
Telephones - main lines in use 27,000 (1997) 1,087 (1983)
Telephones - mobile cellular 976 (1997) 0 (1983)
Television broadcast stations 2 (1997) 1 (local programming station plus two repeaters that bring in Australian programs by satellite) (1998)
Terrain volcanic in origin with central mountains volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains
Total fertility rate 2.54 children born/woman (2001 est.) NA children born/woman
Unemployment rate 15% (1997) NA%
Waterways none none
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