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 Western Sahara (2001)Grenada (2003)
 Western SaharaGrenada
Administrative divisions none (under de facto control of Morocco) 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:
NA%

15-64 years:
NA%

65 years and over:
NA%		 0-14 years: 35.1% (male 15,840; female 15,492)


15-64 years: 61.3% (male 28,941; female 25,735)


65 years and over: 3.6% (male 1,502; female 1,748) (2003 est.)
Agriculture - products fruits and vegetables (grown in the few oases); camels, sheep, goats (kept by nomads) bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, mace, citrus, avocados, root crops, sugarcane, corn, vegetables
Airports 11 (2000 est.) 3 (2002)
Airports - with paved runways total:
3

2,438 to 3,047 m:
3 (2000 est.)		 total: 3


2,438 to 3,047 m: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1


under 914 m: 1 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways total:
8

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1

914 to 1,523 m:
4

under 914 m:
3 (2000 est.)		 -
Area total:
266,000 sq km

land:
266,000 sq km

water:
0 sq km		 total: 344 sq km


land: 344 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative about the size of Colorado twice the size of Washington, DC
Background Morocco virtually annexed the northern two-thirds of Western Sahara (formerly Spanish Sahara) in 1976, and the rest of the territory in 1979, following Mauritania's withdrawal. A guerrilla war with the Polisario Front contesting Rabat's sovereignty ended in a 1991 cease-fire; a referendum on final status has been repeatedly postponed and is not expected to occur until at least 2002. 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 - 22.87 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Budget revenues:
$NA

expenditures:
$NA, including capital expenditures of $NA		 revenues: $85.8 million


expenditures: $102.1 million, including capital expenditures of $28 million (1997)
Capital none Saint George's
Climate hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds
Coastline 1,110 km 121 km
Constitution - 19 December 1973
Country name conventional long form:
none

conventional short form:
Western Sahara

former:
Spanish Sahara		 conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Grenada
Currency Moroccan dirham (MAD) East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Death rate - 7.46 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Debt - external $NA $196 million (2000)
Diplomatic representation from the US none 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
Diplomatic representation in the US none 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 claimed and administered by Morocco, but sovereignty is unresolved and the UN is attempting to hold a referendum on the issue; the UN-administered cease-fire has been in effect since September 1991 none
Economic aid - recipient $NA $8.3 million (1995)
Economy - overview Western Sahara, a territory poor in natural resources and lacking sufficient rainfall, depends on pastoral nomadism, fishing, and phosphate mining as the principal sources of income for the population. Most of the food for the urban population must be imported. All trade and other economic activities are controlled by the Moroccan Government. Incomes and standards of living are substantially below the Moroccan level. Grenada relies on tourism as its main source of foreign exchange, especially since the construction of an international airport in 1985. Strong performances in construction and manufacturing, together with the development of an offshore financial industry, have also contributed to growth in national output.
Electricity - consumption 83.7 million kWh (1999) 128.3 million kWh (2001)
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (1999) 0 kWh (2001)
Electricity - imports 0 kWh (1999) 0 kWh (2001)
Electricity - production 90 million kWh (1999) 138 million kWh (2001)
Electricity - production by source fossil fuel:
100%

hydro:
0%

nuclear:
0%

other:
0% (1999)		 fossil fuel: 100%


hydro: 0%


nuclear: 0%


other: 0% (2001)
Elevation extremes lowest point:
Sebjet Tah -55 m

highest point:
unnamed location 463 m		 lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m


highest point: Mount Saint Catherine 840 m
Environment - current issues sparse water and lack of arable land NA
Environment - international agreements party to:
none of the selected agreements

signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected 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 Arab, Berber black 82%, mixed black and European 13%, European and East Indian 5% , and trace of Arawak/Carib Amerindian
Exchange rates Moroccan dirhams per US dollar - 10.590 (January 2001), 10.626 (2000), 9.804 (1999), 9.604 (1998), 9.527 (1997), 8.716 (1996) East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7 (2002), 2.7 (2001), 2.7 (2000), 2.7 (1999), 2.7 (1998)
Executive branch none 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 $NA NA (2001)
Exports - commodities phosphates 62% bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, fruit and vegetables, clothing, mace
Exports - partners Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, so trade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts Germany 14%, US 13.6%, Bangladesh 9.7%, Netherlands 8.6%, Saint Lucia 6.4%, Antigua and Barbuda 4.3%, France 4.1% (2002)
Fiscal year calendar 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 - $NA purchasing power parity - $440 million (2002 est.)
GDP - composition by sector agriculture:
NA%

industry:
NA%

services:
40%-45% (1996 est.)		 agriculture: 7.7%


industry: 23.9%


services: 68.4% (2000)
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $NA purchasing power parity - $5,000 (2002 est.)
GDP - real growth rate NA% 2.5% (2002 est.)
Geographic coordinates 24 30 N, 13 00 W 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
Heliports 1 (2000 est.) -
Highways total:
6,200 km

paved:
1,350 km

unpaved:
4,850 km (1991 est.)		 total: 1,040 km


paved: 638 km


unpaved: 402 km (1999 est.)
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 $NA NA (2001)
Imports - commodities fuel for fishing fleet, foodstuffs food, manufactured goods, machinery, chemicals, fuel
Imports - partners Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, so trade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts US 30.7%, Trinidad and Tobago 27.3%, UK 4.4% (2002)
Independence - 7 February 1974 (from UK)
Industrial production growth rate NA% 0.7% (1997 est.)
Industries phosphate mining, handicrafts food and beverages, textiles, light assembly operations, tourism, construction
Infant mortality rate - total: 14.63 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 14.18 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 15.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) NA% 2.8% (2001 est.)
International organization participation none 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) 1 (2000) 14 (2000)
Irrigated land NA sq km NA sq km
Judicial branch - West Indies Associate States Supreme Court (an associate judge resides in Grenada)
Labor force 12,000 42,300 (1996)
Labor force - by occupation animal husbandry and subsistence farming 50% services 62%, agriculture 24%, industry 14% (1999 est.)
Land boundaries total:
2,046 km

border countries:
Algeria 42 km, Mauritania 1,561 km, Morocco 443 km		 0 km
Land use arable land:
0%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
19%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
81%		 arable land: 5.88%


permanent crops: 26.47%


other: 67.65% (1998 est.)
Languages Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic 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 27 November 2003 (next to be held by NA November 2008)


election results: House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NNP 8, NDC 7
Life expectancy at birth - total population: 64.52 years


male: 62.74 years


female: 66.31 years (2003 est.)
Literacy definition:
NA

total population:
NA%

male:
NA%

female:
NA%		 definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 98%


male: 98%


female: 98% (1970 est.)
Location Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Mauritania and Morocco Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Map references Africa Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims contingent upon resolution of sovereignty issue exclusive economic zone: 200 NM


territorial sea: 12 NM
Merchant marine - none (2002 est.)
Military branches NA Royal Grenada Police Force, Coast Guard
Military expenditures - dollar figure $NA $NA
Military expenditures - percent of GDP NA% NA%
National holiday - Independence Day, 7 February (1974)
Nationality noun:
Sahrawi(s), Sahraoui(s)

adjective:
Sahrawian, Sahraouian		 noun: Grenadian(s)


adjective: Grenadian
Natural hazards hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind can occur during winter and spring; widespread harmattan haze exists 60% of time, often severely restricting visibility lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November
Natural resources phosphates, iron ore timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors
Net migration rate - -14.56 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]; People Labor Movement or PLM [leader NA]
Political pressure groups and leaders none NA
Population 250,559 (July 2001 est.) 89,258 (July 2003 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% 32% (2000)
Population growth rate - 0.08% (2003 est.)
Ports and harbors Ad Dakhla, Cabo Bojador, Laayoune (El Aaiun) Grenville, Saint George's
Radio broadcast stations AM 2, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998) AM 2, FM 13, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios 56,000 (1997) -
Railways 0 km 0 km
Religions Muslim 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: 0.86 male(s)/female


total population: 1.08 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
Suffrage none; a UN-sponsored voter identification campaign has yet to be completed 18 years of age; universal
Telephone system general assessment:
sparse and limited system

domestic:
NA

international:
tied into Morocco's system by microwave radio relay, tropospheric scatter, and satellite; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) linked to Rabat, Morocco		 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 about 2,000 (1999 est.) 27,000 (1997)
Telephones - mobile cellular 0 (1999) 976 (1997)
Television broadcast stations NA 2 (1997)
Terrain mostly low, flat desert with large areas of rocky or sandy surfaces rising to small mountains in south and northeast volcanic in origin with central mountains
Total fertility rate - 2.45 children born/woman (2003 est.)
Unemployment rate NA% 12.5% (2000)
Waterways none none
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