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Grenada Americas

GRDOfficially known as: Grenada

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Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago.

The indigenous Carib people inhabited Grenada when Christopher COLUMBUS landed on the island in 1498, but it remained uncolonized for more than a cent ...

Latitude: 12.1167
Longitude: -61.6667

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Latitude: 39.04372
Longitude: -77.48749
Home country: United States

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Distance to Grenada:
3,376.483 km

Terrain:

Volcanic in origin with central mountains.

Natural Resources:

Timber, tropical fruit.

Industries:

Food and beverages, textiles, light assembly operations, tourism, construction, education, call-center operations.

Population: 114,621

Approximately one-third of the population is found in the capital of St. George's; the island's population is concentrated along the coast.

Area: 344 km²

twice the size of Washington, DC

The administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada.

Code	Language
eng	English

Code	Currency	Symbol
XCD	Eastern Caribbean dollar	$

Capital City: St. George's

Local time: Thursday, December 11 at 11:40 am (GMT-04:00)

The flag of Grenada features a large central rectangular area surrounded by a red border, with three five-pointed yellow stars centered on the top and bottom borders. The central rectangle is divided diagonally into four alternating triangular areas of yellow at the top and bottom and green on the hoist and fly sides, and a five-pointed yellow star on a red circle is superimposed at its center. A symbolic nutmeg pod is situated on the green hoist-side triangle.