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Grenada

File:Grenada flag medium.png File:St lucia coa.png (In Detail)
National motto: The Land, The People, The Light
Official language	English
Capital	St George's
Chief of state	Queen Elizabeth II
Area  - Total  - % water	Ranked 217th 344 km² 1,6%
Population  - Total (2002)  - Density	Ranked 198th 89,260 139,5/km²
Political status	Independant from U.K since 7th february 1974
Currency	East Caribbean Dollar
Time zone	UTC -4
National anthem	None
Internet TLD	.gd
Calling Code	649

Grenada is the second smallest independent country in the Western Hemisphere (after Saint Kitts and Nevis). A Marxist government was elected in October 19, 1983. The Coard faction imprisoned and executed the elected President, the charismatic Maurice Bishop.

Six days later, on October 25, 1983 the island was invaded by United States forces and those of six other Caribbean nations in part of a military campaign called Operation Urgent Fury. The forces quickly captured the ringleaders and their hundreds of Cuban advisers, most of whom were laborers working on the construction of a major airport for the island which the United States completed years later. Elections were held the following year. A publicised tactical concern of the United States was the safe recovery of U. S. nationals enrolled at St. George's University.

Economic progress in fiscal reforms and prudent macroeconomic management have boosted annual growth to 5%-6% in 1998-99; the increase in economic activity has been led by construction and trade. Tourist facilities are being expanded; tourism is the leading foreign exchange earner. Major short-term concerns are the rising fiscal deficit and the deterioration in the external account balance. Grenada shares a common central bank and a common currency with seven other members of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).

The capital is Saint George's.

From the CIA World Factbook 2000 and the U.S Department of State website. Not Wikified.

• History of Grenada
• Geography of Grenada
• Demographics of Grenada
• Politics of Grenada
• Economy of Grenada
• Communications in Grenada
• Transportation in Grenada
• Military of Grenada
• Foreign relations of Grenada

Grenada is also:

1. a place in the State of California in the United States of America: see Grenada, California.
2. a place in the State of Mississippi in the United States of America: see Grenada, Mississippi.
3. a brand of Ford Motor Company, see Ford Grenada

See also Granada, a city in Spain.