Grenada

Grenada

Grenada is the only country whose flag shows a food crop, the nutmeg it exports. Underwater off its west coast stands a sculpture park built to regrow damaged reef.

Grenada Flag

Grenada Armorial

Easy learning about Grenada

The capital city of Grenada is St. George’s, capital city of Grenada.

Word: Spice

Meaning: nutmeg isle

Administrative Divisions

6 parishes and 1 dependency.

Parishes:

Saint Andrew
Saint David
Saint George
Saint John
Saint Mark
Saint Patrick

Dependency:

Carriacou and Petite Martinique

Parishes and dependency of Grenada map

Grenada is a Country of Windward Islands on the Latin America and the Caribbean located in the Caribbean sub-region in the continent of Americas, member of CARICOM.

07.5 km (4.7 mi)15 km (9.3 mi)22.5 km (14 mi)30 km (19 mi)

Height

0 m (0 ft), 30 m (98 ft), 75 m (246 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 250 m (820 ft), 400 m (1310 ft), 500 m (1640 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), above 750 m (2460 ft)

Sea depth

0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)

Basic Information

Capital City: St. George’s, capital city of Grenada

Population: 117,303 (UN)

Area: 344 km² / 214 sq mi

People from Grenada are called: Grenadians

Geography

Latitude: 12.113° N

Longitude: 61.680° W

Geographical Subregion: Caribbean

Intermediary Region: Latin America and the Caribbean

Continental Region: Americas

Citizenship & Passport

Passport Ranking: 29 (HP Index)

Visa-Free Destinations: 147

Climate

tropical marine; generally warm and humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season (January to June), rainy season (July to December); little seasonal temperature variation

Economy

GDP per Capita: $12,210 (IMF)

GDP per Capita Position: 80

Currency: Dollar

Currency Code: XCD

Human Development

HDI Rank: 80 (UNDP)

HDI Value: 0.791

Mean Years of Schooling: 9.4

Expected Years of Schooling: 16.6

Life Expectancy at Birth: 75.2 Years

Religion

Most Predominant: Protestant includes Pentecostal, Seventh Day Adventist, Anglican, Baptist, Church of God, Evangelical, Methodist

Second Most Predominant: Catholic

LGBTI Rights

Legal Status: Illegal (ILGA)

Legal Mechanism: N/A

Death Penalty: No

Maximum Prison Sentence: 10 Years

Physical Punishment: No

International Memberships

CARICOM - since 1974

Technical Information

TLD: .gd

Calling Code: +-472

MapGeo Name: Grenada

MapGeo Code: GD