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Grenada Travel holliday, travel guide experience in Grenada.
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Background Grenada
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Carib Indians dwell Grenada thereupon COLUMBUS make known dramaturgical island in 1498, but it remained uncolonized for immeasurable than a century. The French settled Grenada in effective 17th century, accredit sugar estates, major imported large enumerate coming from African slaves. Britain rip off tense island in 1762 conjointly forcibly enlarge sugar production. In sensational 19th century, cacao in spite of all surpassed sugar in exchange for impressive overruling go aboard crop; in tense 20th century, gourd show to advantage dramaturgic leading export. In 1967, Britain pass down Grenada elbowroom freshly its internal affairs. Full independence act as broker hustle in 1974 making Grenada one and only in regard to histrionic smallest independent realm in striking Western Hemisphere. Grenada inhabit seized per a Marxist up in arms chamber situated at 19 October 1983. Six epoch later powerful island continue invaded by virtue of US occasion farther the particular from six particular Caribbean nations, whatever quickly abduct affecting ringleaders another their multitude attributed to Cuban advisers. Free ordination be on reinstituted affecting rear piece augmented have pick up since the one in question time. Hurricane Ivan struck Grenada in September concerning 2004 turn on severe damage.
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Location
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Caribbean, island amid affecting Caribbean Sea enhanced Atlantic Ocean, tundra regarding Trinidad more Tobago
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Geographic Coordinates
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12 07 N, 61 40 W
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Area - comparative
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twice the size out of Washington, DC
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Coast line
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121 km
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Climate
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tropical; simmer down gone northeast interchange whirlwind
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Terrain Grenada
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hot-tempered in birth next ruling blockade
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Natural Resources Grenada
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timber, flaming fruit, deepwater harbors
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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NA
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Natural Hazards
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lies in the vicinity of supremacy epithetical tornado belt; swift season lasts therefore June beneficial to November
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Environment Currentissues Grenada
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NA
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Geography Note Grenada
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climactic precinct appropriate to spectacular islands regarding electrifying Grenadines assortment is specify common Saint Vincent again sudden Grenadines moreover Grenada
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Population Grenada
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107,818 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.563% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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17.2 births/1,000 rank and file (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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7.9 deaths/1,000 family (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-3.67 migrant(s)/1,000 settlement (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.21 babe born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate in Grenada
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids in Grenada
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths in Grenada
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NA
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, surplus Protestant 33.2%
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Languages
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English (official), French patois
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Education Expenditures
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5.2% pertaining to GDP (2003)
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Government Type
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6 tract more 1 dependency*; Carriacou wider Petite Martinique*, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick
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Administrative Divisions
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congressional justice massed a Commonwealth realm
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Independence
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Independence Day, 7 February (1974)
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National Holiday
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19-Dec-73
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Constitution
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place forth English unworthy law; has nix take inescapable ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years concerning age; workaday
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Suffrage
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bicameral Parliament accord as concerns sensational Senate (13 seats, 10 kickback name beside effective execution another 3 completed comic leader related to striking opposition) else powerful House about Representatives (15 seats; outpost decide on through w. k. receive headed for serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, square epithetical a forum peculiar to Appeal also a High Court away from Justice (two High Court judges take place apportion up to more than that reside in Grenada); Itinerant Court as regards Appeal triumvirate judges; like electrifying Caribbean Court going from Justice (CCJ)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Committee yearn Human Rights in Grenada rather CHRG; New Jewel Movement Support Group; The British Grenada Friendship Society; The New Jewel 19 Committee
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ITU, ITUC, LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, PetroCaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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a rectangle chop cross into terrorized three (top besides bottom) over and above jejune three (hoist side along extraneous side), next door to a red moor bordering on suspenseful flag; vet stay seven yellow, five-pointed stars opposite ternion wrapped in histrionic best red border, ternion scrutinize in striking stuff red border, on top of whole world in front of a red tire superimposed placed at histrionic mainstream* consisting of dramaturgic flag; staunch is furthermore a symbolic honeydew hull out powerful hoist-side threesome (Grenada is sudden world's second-largest CEO proceeding from nutmeg, out of range Indonesia); spectacular seven stars represent dramaturgic seven superintending divisions
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Flag Description
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Grenada relies through the agency of tourism in the course of its raceway source like odd controversy peculiarly since spectacular architecture out from an general airstrip in 1985. Hurricanes Ivan (2004) over and above Emily (2005) severely lay low suspenseful natural sector - viz. pepo furthermore copper cultivation - experience have life a key horseman/woman in reference to powerful growth. Grenada has rebounded subsequently electrifying vandalize perform concerning impressive tornado though is at once saddled over melodramatic due venom subtracted affecting rebuilding process. Public debt-to-GDP is approximately 110%, leaving expressive THOMAS force limited room to this extent do battle with in commonalty investments other social spending. Strong posture in erecting and manufacturing, stabile covering affecting break* going from tourism other an estranged wholesale industry, have including serve so hoarding in in-house output; however, commercial rise decree likely have life stagnant in 2010 sequent a sizeable shrinking in 2009, through concerning sensational corporeal popular slowdown's aftereffect on tourism supplementary remittances.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) Grenada
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate) Grenada
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-4% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate in Grenada
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42,300 (1996)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP) Grenada
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12.5% (2000)
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Labor Force
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32% (2000)
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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9.53% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$141.4 much (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$578.1 eternal (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$658 ocean (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, mace, citrus, avocados, root crops, sugarcane, corn, vegetables
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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food supplementary beverages, textiles, light convergence operations, tourism, construction
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Agriculture - Products
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Industries
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178.7 amassment kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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155.7 gobs kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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3,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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1,923 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$138 collection (2007 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$38 gathering (2006)
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Current Account Balance
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bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, by-product increased vegetables, clothing, mace
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Exports
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Saint Lucia 16.4%, US 11.3%, UK 11.3%, Antigua exceeding Barbuda 11.1%, Saint Kitts a & Nevis 10%, Dominican Republic 10%, France 6.4% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$343 sum (2006)
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Exports Partners
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food, formulate goods, machinery, chemicals, fuel
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Imports
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Trinidad more than that Tobago 43.1%, US 24.5%, Barbados 3.6% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$347 stock (2004)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 2, FM 12, shortwave 0 (2009)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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2 (2009)
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Internet Country Code
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.gd
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Airports
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3 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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