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General Information
Area 344.5 sq km (133 sq miles). Population 100,895 (2001). Population Density 292.9 per sq km. Capital St George’s. Population: 3,908 (2001). Geography Grenada is located in the Caribbean. The island is of volcanic origin and is divided by a central mountain range. It is the most southerly of the Windward Islands. Agriculture is based on nutmeg, cocoa, sugar cane and bananas. Tropical rainforests, gorges and the stunning beauty of dormant volcanoes make this a fascinating and diverse landscape with some of the finest beaches in the world. Carriacou and some of the other small islands of the Grenadines are also part of Grenada. Government Constitutional monarchy. Head of State: HM Queen Elizabeth II, represented locally by Governor-General Sir Daniel Williams since 1996. Head of Government: Prime Minister Keith Mitchell since 1995. Language English. Religion Roman Catholic 64 per cent, Anglican 22 per cent, as well as other smaller Protestant denominations. Time GMT - 4. Electricity 220/240 volts AC, 50Hz. Communications Telephone Full IDD service. Country code: 1 473. No area codes are in use. Coin and telephone card payphones are available. Telephone cards can be purchased at the offices of Cable & Wireless Grenada and from other agents. Mobile telephone A GSM 900/1900 network provides good coverage of most of the island. Network providers include Cable & Wireless Caribbean Cellular (website: www.caribcell.com), Trans-World Telecom Caribbean (www.transworldtel.net), Digicel Grenada and Grenada Wireless Holdings Ltd. Handsets can be hired for the duration of your stay. Fax Cable & Wireless Grenada provide a service in St George’s. Many hotels also offer fax services. Internet Internet is widely available throughout Grenada. Main ISPs include Caribsurf (website: www.caribsurf.com). Telegram Cable & Wireless Grenada offer telegraphic services. Post The post office in St George’s (at Burns Point) is open Mon-Thurs 0800-1530, Fri 0800-1630 (closed weekends). Press All newspapers are in English, and are printed weekly or monthly. They include Grenada Times, Grenada Today and The Grenadian Voice. Radio BBC World Service (website: www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice) and Voice of America (website: www.voa.gov) can be received. From time to time the frequencies change and the most up-to-date can be found online. |
