Grenada

• lies on edge of hurricane belt;
• hurricane season lasts from June to November volcanism: Mount Saint Catherine (840 m) lies on the island of Grenada;
• Kick 'em Jenny, an active submarine volcano (seamount) on the Caribbean Sea floor, lies about 8 km north of the island of Grenada;
• these two volcanoes are at the southern end of the volcanic island arc of the Lesser Antilles that extends up to the Netherlands dependency of Saba in the north

• deforestation causing habitat destruction and species loss;
• coastal erosion and contamination;
• pollution and sedimentation;
• inadequate solid waste management

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

noun:

Grenadian(s)

adjective:

Grenadian

at birth:

1.1 male(s)/female

0-14 years:

1.09 male(s)/female

15-24 years:

1.01 male(s)/female

25-54 years:

1.04 male(s)/female

55-64 years:

1.04 male(s)/female

65 years and over:

0.88 male(s)/female

total population:

1.03 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

improved:

total: 96.8% of population

unimproved:

total: 3.2% of population (2017 est.)

improved:

total: 93.7% of population

unimproved:

total: 6.3% of population (2017 est.)

conventional long form:

none

conventional short form:

Grenada

etymology:

• derivation of the name remains obscure;
• some sources attribute the designation to Spanish influence (most likely named for the Spanish city of Granada), with subsequent French and English interpretations resulting in the present-day Grenada;
• in Spanish "granada" means "pomegranate"

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)

etymology:

• the 1763 Treaty of Paris transferred possession of Grenada from France to Great Britain;
• the new administration renamed Ville de Fort Royal (Fort Royal Town) to Saint George's Town, after the patron saint of England;
• eventually the name became simply Saint George's

history:

previous 1967; latest presented 19 December 1973, effective 7 February 1974, suspended 1979 following a revolution but restored in 1983

amendments:

• proposed by either house of Parliament;
• passage requires two-thirds majority vote by the membership in both houses and assent of the governor general;
• passage of amendments to constitutional sections, such as personal rights and freedoms, the structure, authorities, and procedures of the branches of government, the delimitation of electoral constituencies, or the procedure for amending the constitution, also requires two-thirds majority approval in a referendum;
• amended 1991, 1992

citizenship by birth:

yes

citizenship by descent only:

yes

dual citizenship recognized:

yes

residency requirement for naturalization:

7 years for persons from a non-Caribbean state and 4 years for a person from a Caribbean state

chief of state:

Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Cecile LA GRENADE (since 7 May 2013)

head of government:

Prime Minister Keith MITCHELL (since 20 February 2013)

cabinet:

Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister

elections/appointments:

• the monarchy is hereditary;
• governor general appointed by the monarch;
• following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the governor general

highest courts:

• regionally, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the superior court of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States;
• the ECSC - headquartered on St. Lucia - consists of the Court of Appeal - headed by the chief justice and 4 judges - and the High Court with 18 judges;
• the Court of Appeal is itinerant, traveling to member states on a schedule to hear appeals from the High Court and subordinate courts;
• High Court judges reside in the member states, with 2 in Grenada;
• appeals beyond the ECSC in civil and criminal matters are heard by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)

judge selection and term of office:

• chief justice of Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court appointed by Her Majesty, Queen ELIZABETH II;
• other justices and judges appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, and independent body of judicial officials;
• Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 65;
• High Court judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 62

subordinate courts:

magistrates' courts; Court of Magisterial Appeals

chief of mission:

Ambassador Yolande Yvonne SMITH (since 8 April 2019)

chancery:

1701 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009

telephone:

[1] (202) 265-2561

FAX:

[1] (202) 265-2468

consulate(s) general:

Miami

chief of mission:

the US does not have an official embassy in Grenada; the US Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Grenada

telephone:

[1] (473) 444-1173 through 1176

embassy:

Lance-aux-Epines Stretch, Saint George's

mailing address:

P. O. Box 54, Saint George's

FAX:

[1] (473) 444-4820

• 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 a leading nutmeg producer);
• the seven stars stand for the seven administrative divisions, with the central star denoting the capital, St. George's;
• yellow represents the sun and the warmth of the people, green stands for vegetation and agriculture, and red symbolizes harmony, unity, and courage

name:

Hail Grenada

lyrics/music:

Irva Merle BAPTISTE/Louis Arnold MASANTO

note: adopted 1974

agriculture:

11%

industry:

20%

services:

69% (2008 est.)

lowest 10%:

NA

highest 10%:

NA

• multiple publicly and privately owned television and radio stations;
• Grenada Information Service (GIS) is government-owned and provides television and radio services;
• the Grenada Broadcasting Network, jointly owned by the government and the Caribbean Communications Network of Trinidad and Tobago, operates a TV station and 2 radio stations;
• Meaningful Television (MTV) broadcasts island-wide and is part of a locally-owned media house, Moving Target Company, that also includes an FM radio station and a weekly newspaper;
• multi-channel cable TV subscription service is provided by Columbus Communications Grenada (FLOW GRENADA) and is available island wide;
• approximately 25 private radio stations also broadcast throughout the country (2019)

total:

1,127 km (2017)

paved:

902 km (2017)

unpaved:

225 km (2017)