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 Grenada (2002)British Indian Ocean Territory (2002)
 GrenadaBritish Indian Ocean Territory
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) 1 (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)		 total: 1


over 3,047 m: 1 (2002)
Area total: 344 sq km


land: 344 sq km


water: 0 sq km		 total: 60 sq km


land: 60 sq km


water: 0 sq km


note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago
Area - comparative twice the size of Washington, DC about 0.3 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. Established as a territory of the UK in 1965, a number of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) islands were transferred to the Seychelles when it attained independence in 1976. Subsequently, BIOT has consisted only of the six main island groups comprising the Chagos Archipelago. The largest and most southerly of the islands, Diego Garcia, contains a joint UK-US naval support facility. All of the remaining islands are uninhabited. Former agricultural workers, earlier residents in the islands, were relocated primarily to Mauritius but also to the Seychelles, between 1967 and 1973. In 2000, a British High Court ruling invalidated the local immigration order which had excluded them from the archipelago, but upheld the special military status of Diego Garcia.
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 tropical marine; hot, humid, moderated by trade winds
Coastline 121 km 698 km
Constitution 19 December 1973 -
Country name conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Grenada		 conventional long form: British Indian Ocean Territory


conventional short form: none


abbreviation: BIOT
Currency East Caribbean dollar (XCD) -
Death rate 7.63 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.) -
Debt - external $196 million (2000) (2000) -
Dependency status - overseas territory of the UK; administered by a commissioner, resident in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London
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		 none (overseas territory of the UK)
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		 none (overseas territory of the UK)
Disputes - international none Mauritius and Seychelles claim the Chagos Archipelago and its former inhabitants, who reside chiefly in Mauritius, but in 2001 were granted UK citizenship and the right to repatriation since eviction in 1965; repatriation is complicated by the US military lease of Diego Garcia, the largest island in the chain
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. All economic activity is concentrated on the largest island of Diego Garcia, where joint UK-US defense facilities are located. Construction projects and various services needed to support the military installations are done by military and contract employees from the UK, Mauritius, the Philippines, and the US. There are no industrial or agricultural activities on the islands. When the Ilois return, they plan to reestablish sugarcane production and fishing.
Electricity - consumption 102.3 million kWh (2000) NA kWh
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (2000) -
Electricity - imports 0 kWh (2000) -
Electricity - production 110 million kWh (2000) NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by the US military
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		 lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location on Diego Garcia 15 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		 -
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		 chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)


head of government: Commissioner Alan HUCKLE (since 2001); Administrator Louise SAVILL (since NA); note - both reside in the UK


cabinet: NA


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; commissioner and administrator appointed by the monarch
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 white with six blue wavy horizontal stripes; the flag of the UK is in the upper hoist-side quadrant; the striped section bears a palm tree and yellow crown centered on the outer half of the flag
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 6 00 S, 71 30 E
Geography - note the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada archipelago of 2,300 islands; Diego Garcia, largest and southernmost island, occupies strategic location in central Indian Ocean; island is site of joint US-UK military facility
Highways total: 1,040 km


paved: 638 km


unpaved: 402 km (1996)		 total: NA km


paved: short stretch of paved road of NA km between port and airfield on Diego Garcia


unpaved: NA km
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 $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) 1 (2000)
Irrigated land NA sq km 0 sq km (1998 est.)
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 0 km
Land use arable land: 5.88%


permanent crops: 26.47%


other: 67.65% (1998 est.)		 arable land: NEGL


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (1998 est.)
Languages English (official), French patois -
Legal system based on English common law the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply
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 Southern Asia, archipelago in the Indian Ocean, about one-half the way from Africa to Indonesia
Map references Central America and the Caribbean Political Map of the World
Maritime claims exclusive economic zone: 200 NM


territorial sea: 12 NM		 exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM


territorial sea: 3 NM
Merchant marine none (2002 est.) -
Military - note - defense is the responsibility of the UK; the US lease on Diego Garcia expires in 2016
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 NA
Natural resources timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors coconuts, fish, sugarcane
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.) no indigenous inhabitants


note: approximately 1,200 former agricultural workers resident in the Chagos Archipelago, often referred to as Chagossians or Ilois, were relocated to Mauritius and the Seychelles around the time of the construction of UK-US military facilities; in 2001, there were approximately 1,500 UK and US military personnel and 2,000 civilian contractors living on the island of Diego Garcia (July 2002 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% -
Population growth rate 0.02% (2002 est.) -
Ports and harbors Grenville, Saint George's Diego Garcia
Radio broadcast stations AM 2, FM 13, shortwave 0 (1998) AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios 57,000 (1997) NA
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		 general assessment: separate facilities for military and public needs are available


domestic: all commercial telephone services are available, including connection to the Internet


international: international telephone service is carried by satellite (2000)
Telephones - main lines in use 27,000 (1997) NA
Telephones - mobile cellular 976 (1997) -
Television broadcast stations 2 (1997) 1 (1997)
Terrain volcanic in origin with central mountains flat and low (most areas do not exceed four meters in elevation)
Total fertility rate 2.5 children born/woman (2002 est.) -
Unemployment rate 11.5% (1999) (1999) -
Waterways none none
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