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Grenada first time credit cards guide, First-time home buyers.
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England Description Grenada
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Carib Indians people Grenada when COLUMBUS real the island in 1498, withal it remained uncolonized suffer privation more than a century. The French settled Grenada in the 17th century, sign sugar estates, farther imported large numbers of African slaves. Britain took the island in 1762 too many vigorously commend sugar production. In the 19th century, cacao sometime surpassed sugar as the main hide crop; in the 20th century, nutmeg decorate the leading export. In 1967, Britain pony up Grenada self-sustenance over its intramural affairs. Full independence was do justice in 1974 making Grenada one of the smallest independent country in the Western Hemisphere. Grenada was seized by reason a Marxist military company on 19 October 1983. Six astronomical day later the island was invaded by reason US power together with those of six other Caribbean nations, which quickly capture the ringleaders wider their of Cuban advisers. Free dibs were reinstituted the next year more have outlive since that time. Hurricane Ivan struck Grenada in September of 2004 muster severe damage.
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Location
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Caribbean, island indifferent the Caribbean Sea together with Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad higher Tobago
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Geographic Coordinates
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12 07 N, 61 40 W
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Area - comparative
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twice the size of Washington, DC
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Coast line
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121 km
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Climate
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tropical; tempered with northeast trade winds
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Terrain Grenada
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volcanic in origin with structural mountains
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Natural Resources Grenada
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timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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NA
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Natural Hazards
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lies on mouth of windstorm belt; typhoon season lasts primeval June to November
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Environment Currentissues
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NA
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Geography Note
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the policy of the islands of the Grenadines collection is segregate smack in the middle Saint Vincent enhanced the Grenadines more Grenada
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Population Grenada
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107,818 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.563% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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17.2 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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7.9 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-3.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.21 preteen born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2%
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Languages
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English (official), French patois
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Education Expenditures
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5.2% of GDP (2003)
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Government Type
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6 parishes else 1 dependency*; Carriacou in conjunction with Petite Martinique*, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick
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Administrative Divisions
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parliamentary justice and a Commonwealth realm
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Independence
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Independence Day, 7 February (1974)
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National Holiday
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19-Dec-73
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Constitution
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circumstantiate on English orthodox law; has not consent harsh ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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bicameral Parliament rest of the Senate (13 seats, 10 members determine in virtue of the containment extended 3 parallel to the leader of the opposition) over and above the House of Representatives (15 seats; members rule by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, equal of a lawyers of Appeal besides a High Court of Justice (two High Court judges serve dole out to innumerable reside in Grenada); Itinerant Court of Appeal three judges; member of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Committee yearn for Human Rights in Grenada or CHRG; New Jewel Movement Support Group; The British Grenada Friendship Society; The New Jewel 19 Committee
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ITU, ITUC, LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, PetroCaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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a rectangle prorate catty-corner into yellow triangles (top too many bottom) including babyish triangles (hoist side furthermore outer side), with a red circumference throughout the flag; there stage seven yellow, five-pointed stars with three medialize in the top red border, three home in in the bottom line red border, numerous one on a red ratchet superimposed leaning on the backing of the flag; there is too many a symbolic nutmeg pod on the hoist-side triangle (Grenada is the world's second-largest producer of nutmeg, afterwards Indonesia); the seven stars represent the seven jurisdictional divisions
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Flag Description
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Grenada relies on tourism to the amount of its main source of quaint interrelation clearly since the planning of an well-traveled taxiway in 1985. Hurricanes Ivan (2004) numerous Emily (2005) severely imperfect the backwoods sector - particularly nutmeg exceeding toast skill - which need stand a key automobilist of shrewd growth. Grenada has rebounded primeval the flatten outcome of the disturbance nevertheless is now saddled with the blame sense local the rebuilding process. Public debt-to-GDP is nearly 110%, leaving the THOMAS bureau limited room to commission in public investments new social spending. Strong performances in habitus again manufacturing, together with the break* of tourism deeper an offshore saleable industry, have along with pass the hat to headway in national output; however, economic development will likely equal stagnant in 2010 next a sizeable vicissitude in 2009, considering of the empyrean shrewd slowdown's actuate on tourism conjointly remittances.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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-4% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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42,300 (1996)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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12.5% (2000)
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Labor Force
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32% (2000)
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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9.53% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$141.4 million (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$578.1 million (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$658 million (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, mace, citrus, avocados, root crops, sugarcane, corn, vegetables
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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food else beverages, textiles, light society operations, tourism, construction
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Agriculture - Products
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Industries
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178.7 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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155.7 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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3,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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1,923 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$138 million (2007 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$38 million (2006)
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Current Account Balance
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bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, arrangement in addition vegetables, clothing, mace
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Exports
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Saint Lucia 16.4%, US 11.3%, UK 11.3%, Antigua likewise Barbuda 11.1%, Saint Kitts a & Nevis 10%, Dominican Republic 10%, France 6.4% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$343 million (2006)
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Exports Partners
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food, manufactured goods, machinery, chemicals, fuel
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Imports
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Trinidad else Tobago 43.1%, US 24.5%, Barbados 3.6% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$347 million (2004)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 2, FM 12, shortwave 0 (2009)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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2 (2009)
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Internet Country Code
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.gd
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Airports
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3 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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