Country name |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Grenada |
Gevernment type | parliamentary democracy |
Capital |
name: Saint George's
geographic coordinates: 12 03 N, 61 45 W
time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
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 |
Currency | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
Internet country code | .gd |
Ports and terminals | Saint George's |
Agriculture products | bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, mace, citrus, avocados, root crops, sugarcane, corn, vegetables |
Industries | food and beverages, textiles, light assembly operations, tourism, construction |
Location | Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago |
Coordinates | 12 07 N, 61 40 W |
Continent | Central America and the Caribbean |
Area |
total: 344 sq km
land: 344 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
Boundaries | 0 km |
Coastline | 121 km |
Climate | tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds |
Terrain | volcanic in origin with central mountains |
Natural resources | timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors |
Natural hazards | lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November |