The CIA World Factbook Every edition, 1990 to 2025 Central America and the Caribbean
Country name Grenada, in 35 editions.
The entry for Grenada published Country name in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 8 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 8
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Long-form name” (1990 to 1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 3 editions, 1990 to 1992.
Published as “Long-form name”
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Published as “Names”
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- conventional short form:
- Grenada
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conventional short form:
Grenada
The entry for Grenada did not include Country name.
Published as “Names”
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- conventional short form:
- Grenada
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Published as “Name of country”
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- conventional short form:
- Grenada
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conventional short form: Grenada
The same text in 4 editions, 1997 to 2000.
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- conventional short form:
- Grenada
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Grenada
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conventional long form: none
The same text in 7 editions, 2002 to 2008.
- conventional long form:
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- conventional short form:
- Grenada
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Grenada
The same text in 6 editions, 2009 to 2014.
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Grenada
conventional long form:
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conventional short form:
Grenada
The same text in 3 editions, 2015 to 2017.
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Grenada
- etymology:
- probably named for the Spanish city of Granada; in Spanish "granada" means "pomegranate"
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etymology: probably named for the Spanish city of Granada; in Spanish "granada" means "pomegranate"
The same text in 7 editions, 2018 to 2024.
- 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"
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Grenada
etymology: probably derivation of the name remains obscure; some sources attribute the designation to Spanish influence (most likely named for the Spanish city of Granada; Granada), with subsequent French and English interpretations resulting in the present-day Grenada; in Spanish "granada" means "pomegranate"
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Grenada
- etymology:
- origin of the name remains obscure;
- some sources attribute the designation to Spanish influence (most likely named for the Spanish city of Granada);
- in Spanish granada means "pomegranate"
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Grenada
etymology: derivation origin 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; Granada); in Spanish "granada" granada means "pomegranate"
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Grenada: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/grenada/country-name.