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Grenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea...
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for Grenada - 1983 Invasion of GrenadaInvasion of GrenadaThe Invasion of Grenada, codenamed Operation Urgent Fury, was a 1983 United States-led invasion of Grenada, a Caribbean island nation with a population of about 100,000 located north of Venezuela. Triggered by a military coup which had ousted a four-year revolutionary government, the invasion...
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- Air Force of GrenadaMilitary of GrenadaThe military of Grenada comprises two branches:*Royal Grenada Police Force, which includes a Special Service Unit*Coast GuardTotal military expenditure: NAMilitary expenditure as a percentage of GDP: NA%-1983 invasion :...
- Airports in Grenada
- AmericasAmericasThe Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
- North AmericaNorth AmericaNorth America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
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- Caribbean SeaCaribbean SeaThe Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....
- AntillesAntillesThe Antilles islands form the greater part of the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. The Antilles are divided into two major groups: the "Greater Antilles" to the north and west, including the larger islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola , and Puerto Rico; and the smaller "Lesser Antilles" on the...
- Lesser AntillesLesser AntillesThe Lesser Antilles are a long, partly volcanic island arc in the Western Hemisphere. Most of its islands form the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean, with the remainder located in the southern Caribbean just north of South America...
- Lesser Antilles
- Antilles
- Caribbean Sea
- West Indies
- North Atlantic Ocean
- North America
- Anglo-AmericaAnglo-AmericaAnglo-America is a region in the Americas in which English is a main language, or one which has significant British historical, ethnic, linguistic, and cultural links...
- AntillesAntillesThe Antilles islands form the greater part of the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. The Antilles are divided into two major groups: the "Greater Antilles" to the north and west, including the larger islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola , and Puerto Rico; and the smaller "Lesser Antilles" on the...
- Atlantic OceanAtlantic OceanThe Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
- Atlas of Grenada
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- Capital of GrenadaSt. George's, GrenadaSt. George's, population 89,018 , with an agglomeration of 4,500 people , is the capital of Grenada, . The city is surrounded by a hillside of an old volcano crater and is on a horseshoe-shaped harbor....
: Saint George'sSt. George's, GrenadaSt. George's, population 89,018 , with an agglomeration of 4,500 people , is the capital of Grenada, . The city is surrounded by a hillside of an old volcano crater and is on a horseshoe-shaped harbor.... - CaribbeanCaribbeanThe Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
- Caribbean CommunityCaribbean CommunityThe Caribbean Community is an organisation of 15 Caribbean nations and dependencies. CARICOM's main purposes are to promote economic integration and cooperation among its members, to ensure that the benefits of integration are equitably shared, and to coordinate foreign policy...
(CARICOMCaribbean CommunityThe Caribbean Community is an organisation of 15 Caribbean nations and dependencies. CARICOM's main purposes are to promote economic integration and cooperation among its members, to ensure that the benefits of integration are equitably shared, and to coordinate foreign policy...
) - Caribbean SeaCaribbean SeaThe Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....
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- Coat of arms of GrenadaCoat of arms of GrenadaThe official coat of arms of Grenada is a shield divided into four parts by a golden cross. In the center of this cross is the Santa Maria, Columbus' flagship. A British lion on a red field is shown in the upper left and lower right sections of the shield, with a golden crescent moon out of which a...
- Commonwealth of NationsCommonwealth of NationsThe Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...
- Commonwealth realmCommonwealth RealmA Commonwealth realm is a sovereign state within the Commonwealth of Nations that has Elizabeth II as its monarch and head of state. The sixteen current realms have a combined land area of 18.8 million km² , and a population of 134 million, of which all, except about two million, live in the six...
of GrenadaGrenadaGrenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea... - Communications in GrenadaTelecommunications in Grenada- Telephone :Telephones - main lines in use:32,700 Telephones - mobile cellular:43,300 Telephone system:automatic, island-wide telephone systemdomestic:interisland VHF and UHF radiotelephone linksinternational:...
- Cuisine of Grenada
- Culture of GrenadaCulture of GrenadaGrenada's French colonists brought along their culture, as did the African slaves they brought across the Atlantic for agricultural work. The combination of these cultures is what you will find on this island. Indians have also influenced the island culture in more recent years.Importantly, many...
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- Demographics of GrenadaDemographics of GrenadaThis article is about the demographic features of the population of Grenada, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population....
- Diplomatic missions in Grenada
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- Economy of GrenadaEconomy of Grenada-Economic Overview:Grenada has a largely tourism-based, small, open economy. Over the past two decades, the economy has shifted from one of agriculture-dominant into that of services-dominant, with tourism serving as the leading foreign currency earning sector...
- Education in GrenadaEducation in GrenadaEducation in Grenada is free and compulsory between the ages of 6 and 14 years. In 1998, the gross primary enrollment rate was 125.5 percent, while the net primary enrollment rate was 97.5 percent...
- Elections in GrenadaElections in GrenadaElections in Grenada gives information on election results in Grenada.Grenada elects on national level a legislature. Parliament has two chambers. The House of Representatives has 15 members, elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies...
- English colonization of the AmericasBritish colonization of the AmericasBritish colonization of the Americas began in 1607 in Jamestown, Virginia and reached its peak when colonies had been established throughout the Americas...
- English languageEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
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- Flag of GrenadaFlag of GrenadaThe national flag of Grenada was adopted upon independence from the United Kingdom, 7 February 1974. The six stars in the red border stand for the country's six parishes, with the middle star, encircled by a red disk, standing for the capital, Saint George's. The symbol in the hoist represents a...
- Foreign relations of GrenadaForeign relations of GrenadaThe United States, Venezuela, Cuba, and the People's Republic of China have embassies in Grenada. Grenada has been recognized by most members of the United Nations and maintains diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom, the United States, Venezuela, and Canada....
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- Geography of GrenadaGeography of GrenadaThis article describes the geography of Grenada.Grenada is a Caribbean island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago. It is located at . There are no large inland bodies of water on the island, which consists entirely of the state of Grenada...
- Government of GrenadaPolitics of GrenadaPolitics of Grenada takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic monarchy, whereby the Prime Minister is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Grenada is an independent country and Commonwealth Realm. It is a parliamentary democracy whose political and...
- GrenadaGrenadaGrenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea...
- Grenada at the OlympicsGrenada at the OlympicsGrenada first competed at the Olympic Games in 1984, and has participated in each Summer Olympic Games since then. Grenada has yet to win any Olympic medals....
- Grenada United Labour PartyGrenada United Labour Party-History:The party was founded by Eric Gairy in 1950. It was the only party to contest the first elections held under universal suffrage in 1951, and won six of the eight seats. The 1954 elections saw the same outcome...
- Grenada-Russia relations
- Gross domestic product
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- Health care in Grenada
- Hinduism in GrenadaHinduism in the West IndiesHinduism is the leading single religion of the Indo-Caribbean communities of the West Indies. Hindus are particularly well represented in Trinidad and Tobago, where they constituted 25 percent of the total population, as of 1995...
- History of GrenadaHistory of Grenada-Early history:About 2 million years ago Grenada was formed as an underwater volcano.Before the arrival of Europeans, Grenada, was inhabited by Carib Indians who had driven the more peaceful Arawaks from the island. Columbus sighted Grenada in 1498 during his third voyage to the new world...
- Hospitals in Grenada
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- International Organization for StandardizationInternational Organization for StandardizationThe International Organization for Standardization , widely known as ISO, is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations. Founded on February 23, 1947, the organization promulgates worldwide proprietary, industrial and commercial...
(ISOInternational Organization for StandardizationThe International Organization for Standardization , widely known as ISO, is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations. Founded on February 23, 1947, the organization promulgates worldwide proprietary, industrial and commercial...
)- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2ISO 3166-1 alpha-2ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes are two-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest...
country code for Grenada: GDGrenadaGrenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea... - ISO 3166-1 alpha-3ISO 3166-1 alpha-3ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codes are three-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest...
country code for Grenada: GRDGrenadaGrenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea... - ISO 3166-2:GDISO 3166-2:GDISO 3166-2:GD is the entry for Grenada in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for Grenada, ISO 3166-2 codes are...
region codes for Grenada
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- Invasion of GrenadaInvasion of GrenadaThe Invasion of Grenada, codenamed Operation Urgent Fury, was a 1983 United States-led invasion of Grenada, a Caribbean island nation with a population of about 100,000 located north of Venezuela. Triggered by a military coup which had ousted a four-year revolutionary government, the invasion...
, 1983 - Islam in GrenadaIslam in GrenadaThere are over 200 Muslims in Grenada. They make up 0.30% of the population....
- Islands of Grenada:
- GrenadaGrenadaGrenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea...
island - Adam Island
- Anthony Rock, Grenada
- Bacolet Island
- Bird Island, Grenada
- Black Rock, Grenada
- Caille IslandCaille Island-External links:* Official site of Isle de Caille* Official site of Île de Caille...
- Calivigny Island
- CarriacouCarriacou and Petite MartiniqueCarriacou and Petite Martinique is the dependency of Grenada, lying north of Grenada island and south of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the Lesser Antilles. The Grenadine islands to the north of Carriacou and Petite Martinique belong to the nation of St...
- Conference Island
- Diamond Island (Grenadines)
- Fota Island, Grenada
- Frigate Island, Grenada
- Gary Island
- Glover Island, Grenada
- Green Island, Grenada
- Hog Island, Grenada
- Hope Island, Grenada
- Jack Adam Island
- Kick-'em-JennyKick-'em-JennyKick-'em-Jenny is an active submarine volcano or seamount on the Caribbean Sea floor, located north of the island of Grenada and about west of Ronde Island in the Grenadines. Kick-'em-Jenny rises above the sea floor on the steep inner western slope of the Lesser Antilles ridge...
submarine volcanoSubmarine volcanoSubmarine volcanoes are underwater fissures in the Earth's surface from which magma can erupt. They are estimated to account for 75% of annual magma output. The vast majority are located near areas of tectonic plate movement, known as ocean ridges... - Large IslandLarge IslandLarge Island is an islet between Grenada and Carriacou ....
- Les Tantes
- Levera Island
- Little Martinique
- Little Tobago, Grenada
- Mabouya Island
- Marquis Island
- Mushroom IslandMushroom IslandMushroom Island is an ice-covered island lying 10 nautical miles west-southwest of Cape Berteaux, off the west coast of Graham Land. First charted by the British Graham Land Expedition under Rymill, 1934–37, and so named because of its resemblance to a mushroom cap....
- Pearls Rock
- Petite Dominique
- Petite Martinique
- Ramier Island
- Redoda
- Ronde IslandRonde IslandRonde Island, Grenada is a private island in the Lesser Antilles chain of the Caribbean Sea. The island was listed for sale as of October of 2007 for US$100,000,000, making it currently the most expensive listed island property in the world. Ronde is located approximately 4 miles east of the...
- Saline IslandSaline IslandSaline Island is a small islet between Grenada and Carriacou , owned by the John family, of Harvey Vale, Carriacou....
- Sandy Island, Grenada
- Soubisse Island
- Sugar Loaf Island, Grenada
- The Sisters, Grenada
- White Island, Grenada
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- Languages of Grenada
- Law enforcement in GrenadaLaw enforcement in GrenadaLaw enforcement in Grenada is the responsibility of the Royal Grenada Police Force, or RGPF. The RGPF enforces criminal, immigration, and maritime laws. It is also held responsible for seaport security and fire services. With 15 police stations and 900 staff members, the force responds to over...
- Lesser AntillesLesser AntillesThe Lesser Antilles are a long, partly volcanic island arc in the Western Hemisphere. Most of its islands form the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean, with the remainder located in the southern Caribbean just north of South America...
- LGBT rights in GrenadaLGBT rights in Grenada- LGBT Rights :Male on male homosexuality is illegal in Grenada. Under the Grenada Criminal Code, CAP. 76, 1958 Revised Edition, Section 435 the offence of “unnatural crime” is committed by way of sexual intercourse per anum, i.e., anal penetration. Such offence is punishable by imprisonment for...
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- List of birds of Grenada
- List of cities in Grenada
- List of countries by GDP (nominal)
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- List of hospitals in Grenada
- List of islands of Grenada
- List of mountains of Grenada
- List of political parties in Grenada
- List of rivers of Grenada
- List of volcanoes in Grenada
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- Military of GrenadaMilitary of GrenadaThe military of Grenada comprises two branches:*Royal Grenada Police Force, which includes a Special Service Unit*Coast GuardTotal military expenditure: NAMilitary expenditure as a percentage of GDP: NA%-1983 invasion :...
- Monarchy of GrenadaMonarchy of GrenadaThe monarchy of Grenada is a system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign of the Grenadas. The present monarch of Grenada is Queen Elizabeth II...
- Mount Saint Catherine (Grenada)
- Mountains of Grenada
- Music of GrenadaMusic of GrenadaThe music of Grenada has included the work of several major musicians, including Eddie Bullen, David Emmanuel, one of the best-selling reggae performers ever, and Mighty Sparrow, a calypsonian. The island is also known for jazz, most notably including Eddie Bullen, a pianist, songwriter and record...
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- National Democratic CongressNational Democratic Congress (Grenada)The National Democratic Congress is a liberal centre-left political party in Grenada. Tillman Thomas is the party's leader, Nazim Burke is its deputy leader, and Peter David is its General Secretary...
- New National PartyNew National Party (Grenada)The New National Party is a conservative political party in Grenada. It is led by the Leader of the Opposition, Keith Mitchell.The party was founded in August 1984 through the merger of the Grenada National Party, led by Herbert Blaize, the National Democratic Party, led by George Brizan, and the...
- North AmericaNorth AmericaNorth America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
- North Atlantic
- Northern HemisphereNorthern HemisphereThe Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is north of its equator—the word hemisphere literally means “half sphere”. It is also that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator...
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- Parishes of GrenadaParishes of Grenada|The Caribbean island country of Grenada is subdivided into sub-regions known as parishes.A parish defines a territorial unit or region that, historically, was usually an area under the pastoral care served by a local church as an ecclesiastical administrative unit and later used by map-makers to...
- Parliament of GrenadaParliament of GrenadaThe Parliament of Grenada is composed of the Monarch and two chambers:*The House of Representatives has 15 members, elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies.*The Senate has 13 appointed members....
- Political parties in Grenada
- Politics of GrenadaPolitics of GrenadaPolitics of Grenada takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic monarchy, whereby the Prime Minister is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Grenada is an independent country and Commonwealth Realm. It is a parliamentary democracy whose political and...
- Prime Minister of Grenada
- Public services in Grenada
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- The Scout Association of GrenadaThe Scout Association of GrenadaThe Scout Association of Grenada, the national Scouting organization of Grenada, was founded in 1924, and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1979...
- Senate of GrenadaSenate of GrenadaThe Senate is the upper house of the Parliament of Grenada. It has 13 appointed members; 10 are appointed by the government of Grenada, and three by the leader of the opposition. The current president is Joan Purcell, elected in 2008.-See also:...
- Saint George'sSt. George's, GrenadaSt. George's, population 89,018 , with an agglomeration of 4,500 people , is the capital of Grenada, . The city is surrounded by a hillside of an old volcano crater and is on a horseshoe-shaped harbor....
– Capital of GrenadaSt. George's, GrenadaSt. George's, population 89,018 , with an agglomeration of 4,500 people , is the capital of Grenada, . The city is surrounded by a hillside of an old volcano crater and is on a horseshoe-shaped harbor.... - St. George's UniversitySt. George's UniversitySt. George’s University is an independent international university in Grenada, West Indies, offering degrees in medicine, veterinary medicine, public health, the health sciences, nursing, arts and sciences, and business....
- States headed by Elizabeth IIStates headed by Elizabeth IIThe number of states headed by Queen Elizabeth II has varied during her years on the throne, altogether seeing her as head of state of a total of thirty-two independent countries during this period...
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- United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
, member state since 1974 - United States invasion of Grenada
- United States-Grenada relations
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- West Indies
- Western HemisphereWestern HemisphereThe Western Hemisphere or western hemisphere is mainly used as a geographical term for the half of the Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian and east of the Antimeridian , the other half being called the Eastern Hemisphere.In this sense, the western hemisphere consists of the western portions...
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- Windward IslandsWindward IslandsThe Windward Islands are the southern islands of the Lesser Antilles, within the West Indies.-Name and geography:The Windward Islands are called such because they were more windward to sailing ships arriving in the New World than the Leeward Islands, given that the prevailing trade winds in the...
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- Commonwealth of NationsCommonwealth of NationsThe Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...
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- United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...