The Flag of Grenada
The location of Grenada
An enlargeable relief map of Grenada
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Grenada:
Grenada – sovereign island nation that comprises the Island of Grenada and the southern Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea.[1] Grenada is located north of Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela, and south of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The national bird of Grenada is the critically endangered Grenada dove. Popularly known as the "Spice Isle" because of an abundance of locally grown spices and a culture of music, dance and food built into the image of "spice of life", Grenada is also a well-known tourist destination. It is one of the smallest independent nations in the Western Hemisphere.
General reference
An enlargeable basic map of Grenada
- Pronunciation: /ɡrəˈneɪdə/
- Common English country name: Grenada
- Official English country name: Grenada
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Grenadian
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Grenada
- International rankings of Grenada
- ISO country codes: GD, GRD, 308
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:GD
- Internet country code top-level domain: .gd
Geography of Grenada
- Grenada is...
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
- North America (though not on the mainland)
- Atlantic Ocean
- Time zone: Eastern Caribbean Time (UTC-04)
- Extreme points of Grenada
- High: Mount Saint Catherine 840 m (2,756 ft)
- Low: Caribbean Sea 0 m
- Land boundaries: none
- Coastline: 121 km
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
- Population of Grenada: 106,000 – 185th most populous country
- Area of Grenada: 344 km2
- Atlas of Grenada
Environment of Grenada
An enlargeable satellite image of Grenada
- Climate of Grenada
- Renewable energy in Grenada
- Geology of Grenada
- Protected areas of Grenada
- Biosphere reserves in Grenada
- National parks of Grenada
- Wildlife of Grenada
- Fauna of Grenada
Natural geographic features of Grenada
- Fjords of Grenada
- Glaciers of Grenada
- Islands of Grenada
- Lakes of Grenada
- Mountains of Grenada
- Rivers of Grenada
- Waterfalls of Grenada
- Valleys of Grenada
- World Heritage Sites in Grenada: None
Regions of Grenada
Ecoregions of Grenada
List of ecoregions in Grenada
Administrative divisions of Grenada
None
Municipalities of Grenada
- Capital of Grenada: St. George's
- Cities of Grenada
Demography of Grenada
Government and politics of Grenada
- Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic monarchy
- Capital of Grenada: St. George's
- Elections in Grenada
- Political parties in Grenada
Branches of the government of Grenada
Executive branch of the government of Grenada
Legislative branch of the government of Grenada
Judicial branch of the government of Grenada
- Supreme Court of Grenada
Foreign relations of Grenada
International organization membership
Grenada is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Grenada
Law of Grenada
- Cannabis in Grenada
- Constitution of Grenada
- Crime in Grenada
- Human rights in Grenada
- Law enforcement in Grenada
Military of Grenada
- Command
- Commander-in-chief:
- Ministry of Defence of Grenada
- Commander-in-chief:
- Forces
- Army of Grenada
- Navy of Grenada
- Air Force of Grenada
- Special forces of Grenada
- Military history of Grenada
- Military ranks of Grenada
Local government in Grenada
Local government in Grenada
History of Grenada
- Timeline of the history of Grenada
- Current events of Grenada
- Military history of Grenada
Culture of Grenada
- Architecture of Grenada
- Cuisine of Grenada
- Festivals in Grenada
- Languages of Grenada
- Media in Grenada
- National symbols of Grenada
- People of Grenada
- Public holidays in Grenada
- Records of Grenada
- Religion in Grenada
- Christianity in Grenada
- Hinduism in Grenada
- Islam in Grenada
- Judaism in Grenada
- Sikhism in Grenada
- World Heritage Sites in Grenada: None
Art in Grenada
- Art in Grenada
- Cinema of Grenada
- Literature of Grenada
- Music of Grenada
- Television in Grenada
- Theatre in Grenada
Sports in Grenada
Sports in Grenada
Economy and infrastructure of Grenada
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 174th (one hundred and seventy fourth)
- Agriculture in Grenada
- Banking in Grenada
- National Bank of Grenada
- Communications in Grenada
- Companies of Grenada
- Currency of Grenada: Dollar
- ISO 4217: XCD
- Energy in Grenada
- Energy policy of Grenada
- Oil industry in Grenada
- Mining in Grenada
- Tourism in Grenada
- Transport in Grenada
- Grenada Stock Exchange
Education in Grenada
Infrastructure of Grenada
- Health care in Grenada
- Transportation in Grenada
- Airports in Grenada
- Rail transport in Grenada
- Roads in Grenada
See also
References
- 1 2 "Grenada". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 6, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
External links
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