Grenada
- Official Name:
- Grenada
- Area:
- 344 km 2
- Population (2006):
- 89.971 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 121 km
- Capital:
- Saint George's
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Grenville, Saint George's
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
- Political divisions:
- 6 parishes and 1 dependency; Carriacou and Petite Martinique, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick
- Language(s):
- English (official), French patois
- National holiday:
- Independence Day, 7 February (1974)
- Nationality:
- Grenadian(s)
- Official time:
- UTC-4
- Member of:
- ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, ITUC, LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WTO
- Internet country code:
- .gd
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
East Caribbean dollar (XCD) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD3.900 (2005 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2005 est.) USD 454.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 0,9% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2003 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 5,4%
- Industry: 18%
- Services: 76,6%
- Labor force:
- 42.300 (1996 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (1999):
-
- Agriculture 24%
- Industry: 14%
- Services 62%
- Unemployment rate:
- 12,5% (2000 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 3% (2005 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- ND
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD85.800.000
- Expenditures: USD102.100.000
- Public debt:
- ND
- Current account balance:
- ND
- Exports:
- USD 40.000.000 FOB (2004 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, fruit and vegetables, clothing, mace
- Exports - Partners:
- Saint Lucia 12,3%, US 11,4%, Antigua and Barbuda 8,3%, Germany 8%, Netherlands 7,9%, Saint Kitts & Nevis 7,5%, Dominica 7,5%, UK 6,8%, France 4,2% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 276.000.000 FOB (2004 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Food, manufactured goods, machinery, chemicals, fuel
- Imports - partners:
- Trinidad and Tobago 27,6%, US 26,8%, UK 5,9% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- ND
- Debt - external:
- USD 347.000.000 (2004)
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