The 2005 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

with central mountains

      Elevation extremes:

       lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m

       highest point: Mount Saint Catherine 840 m

      Natural resources:

       timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors

      Land use: arable land: 5.88% permanent crops: 29.41% other: 64.71% (2001)

      Irrigated land:

       NA sq km

      Natural hazards:

       lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to

       November

      Environment - current issues:

       NA

      Environment - international agreements:

       party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto

       Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone

       Layer Protection, Whaling

       signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

      Geography - note:

       the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is

       divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada

      People Grenada

      Population:

       89,502 (July 2005 est.)

      Age structure:

       0–14 years: 33.9% (male 15,329/female 14,997)

       15–64 years: 62.7% (male 29,711/female 26,436)

       65 years and over: 3.4% (male 1,431/female 1,598) (2005 est.)

      Median age:

       total: 21.26 years

       male: 21.73 years

       female: 20.76 years (2005 est.)

      Population growth rate:

       0.19% (2005 est.)

      Birth rate:

       22.3 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)

      Death rate:

       7.17 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

      Net migration rate:

       −13.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

      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: 0.9 male(s)/female

       total population: 1.08 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

      Infant mortality rate:

       total: 14.62 deaths/1,000 live births

       male: 14.18 deaths/1,000 live births

       female: 15.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth:

       total population: 64.53 years

       male: 62.74 years

       female: 66.31 years (2005 est.)

      Total fertility rate:

       2.37 children born/woman (2005 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

       NA

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

       NA

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:

       NA

      Nationality:

       noun: Grenadian(s)

       adjective: Grenadian

      Ethnic groups:

       black 82%, mixed black and European 13%, European and East Indian

       5%, and trace of Arawak/Carib Amerindian

      Religions:

       Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2%

      Languages:

       English (official), French patois

      Literacy:

       definition: age 15 and over can read and write

       total population: 98%

       male: 98%

       female: 98% (1970 est.)

      Government Grenada

      Country name: conventional long form: none conventional short form: Grenada

      Government type:

       constitutional monarchy with Westminster-style parliament

      Capital:

       Saint George's

      Administrative divisions:

       6 parishes and 1 dependency*; Carriacou and Petit Martinique*,

       Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mark,

       Saint Patrick

      Independence:

       7 February 1974 (from UK)

      National holiday:

       Independence Day, 7 February (1974)

      Constitution:

       19 December 1973

      Legal system:

       based on English common law

      Suffrage:

       18 years of age; universal

      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

      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

       November 2008)

       election results: House of Representatives - percent of vote by

       party - NA%; seats by party - NNP 8, NDC 7

      Judicial branch:

       West Indies Associate States Supreme Court (an associate judge

       resides in Grenada)

      Political parties and leaders:

       Grenada United Labor Party or GULP [Gloria Payne BANFIELD];

       National Democratic Congress or NDC [Tillman THOMAS]; New National

       Party or NNP [Keith MITCHELL]; People Labor Movement or PLM [Dr.

       Francis ALEXIS]

      Political pressure groups and leaders:

       NA

      International organization