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 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: 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.)
0-14 years: 20.2%


15-64 years: 63.9%


65 years and over: 15.9% (2003 est.)
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 (2001) 1 (2002)
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


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002)
Area total: 344 sq km


land: 344 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 23.05 births/1,000 population (2002 est.) NA births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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 (FY 92/93)
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 7.63 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.) NA deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Debt - external $196 million (2000) (2000) $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; 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 (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


FAX: [1] (202) 265-2468


consulate(s) general: New York
none (territory of Australia)
Disputes - international none none
Economic aid - recipient $8.3 million (1995) (1995) $NA
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. 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 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
Electricity - production by source fossil fuel: 100%


hydro: 0%


nuclear: 0%


other: 0% (2000)
fossil fuel: 0%


hydro: 0%


nuclear: 0%


other: 0% (2002)
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%, mixed black and European 13%, European and East Indian 5% , and trace of 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 - 1.8406 (2002), 1.9320 (2001), 1.7173 (2000), 1.5497 (1999), 1.5888 (1998)
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); the UK and Australia are represented by Administrator Anthony J. MESSNER (since 4 August 1997)


head of government: Assembly President and Chief Minister Geoffrey Robert GARDNER (since 5 December 2001)


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 29 November 2001 (next to be held by December 2004)


election results: Geoffrey Robert GARDNER elected chief minister; percent of Legislative Assembly vote - NA%
Exports $78 million (2000 est.) $1.5 million f.o.b. (FY 91/92)
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 - $424 million (2001 est.) purchasing power parity - $NA
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: 8%


industry: 24%


services: 68% (2000) (2000)
agriculture: NA%


industry: NA%


services: NA%
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $4,750 (2001 est.) purchasing power parity - $NA
GDP - real growth rate 6.5% (2001 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 most of the 32-km coastline consists of almost inaccessible cliffs, but the land slopes down to the sea in one small southern area on Sydney Bay, where the capital of Kingston is situated
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 $270 million (2000 est.) $17.9 million c.i.f. (FY 91/92)
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 (2002 est.) total: NA%


male: NA%


female: NA%
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2.8% (2001 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 (signatory), 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) (1996) NA
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: 5.88%


permanent crops: 26.47%


other: 67.65% (1998 est.)
arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (1998 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 29 November 2001 (next to be held by December 2004)


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 (2002 est.)
total population: NA years


male: NA years


female: NA years (2003 est.)
Literacy definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 98%


male: 98%


female: 98% (1970 est.)
NA
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: 12 NM
Merchant marine none (2002 est.) none (2002 est.)
Military - note - defense is the responsibility of Australia
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) 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 -15.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.) NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 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] none
Political pressure groups and leaders NA none
Population 89,211 (July 2002 est.) 1,853 (July 2003 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% NA%
Population growth rate 0.02% (2002 est.) 0.01% (2003 est.)
Ports and harbors Grenville, Saint George's none; loading jetties at Kingston and Cascade
Radio broadcast stations AM 2, FM 13, shortwave 0 (1998) AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios 57,000 (1997) -
Railways 0 km 0 km
Religions Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2% Anglican 37.4%, Uniting Church in Australia 14.5%, Roman Catholic 11.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.1%, none 12.2%, unknown 17.4%, other 3.9% (1996)
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.)
NA (2003 est.)
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 2.5 children born/woman (2002 est.) NA children born/woman (2003 est.)
Unemployment rate 11.5% (1999) (1999) NA%
Waterways none none
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