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Capital | St. George's |
Government | Constitutional monarchy with Westminster-style parliament |
Currency | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
Area | 344 km2 |
Population | 89,703 (July 2006 est.) |
Language | English (official), French patois |
Religion | Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2% |
Calling Code | +1-473 |
Internet TLD | .gd |
Time Zone | UTC-4 |
Grenada is a group of three larger islands (Grenada, Carriacou, and Petite Martinique) and several tiny islands in the Caribbean, or West Indies. It lies just northeast of Trinidad and Tobago, and southwest of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It is famous for spices and is known as the "Spice Isle", being a major source of nutmeg, cloves, ginger, cinnamon, and cocoa.
For a tourist introduction, try The Grenada Board of Tourism , PO Box 293, St. George’s, Grenada. Tel: 473 440-2279, fax: 473 440-6637, .