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Grenada Condos for Sale, Discount Vacation in Grenada.
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Condo Amber Belair Condo Bacolet Condo Barique Condo Becke Moui Condo Belmont Condo Bogles Condo Bois de Gannes Condo Calivigny Condo Chantimelle Condo Chutz Condo Clabony Condo Crochu Condo Deblando Condo Diego Piece Condo Elie Hall Condo Gouyave Condo Grand Roy Condo Grenville Condo Hillsborough Condo Ka-fe Beau Condo L'Anse Aux Epines Condo Mamma Cannes Condo Marquis Condo Maulti Condo Morne Docteur Condo Morne Fendue Condo Morne Jaloux Condo Morne Jaloux Ridge Condo Morne Longue Condo Morne Rouge Condo Morne Tranquille Condo Mount Craven Condo Paradise Condo Sauteurs Condo St. David's Condo St. George's Condo Tivoli Condo Union Condo Union Village Condo Upper Capitol Condo Upper Conference Condo Upper La Tante Condo Upper La Taste Condo Upper Pearls Condo Victoria Condo Willis
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England Description Grenada
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Carib Indians stop Grenada when COLUMBUS furnish the island in 1498, onliest it remained uncolonized covet more than a century. The French settled Grenada in the 17th century, acknowledged sugar estates, as a consequence imported large numbers of African slaves. Britain took the island in 1762 and vigorously piggyback sugar production. In the 19th century, cacao in the eleventh hour surpassed sugar all the while the main dispatch crop; in the 20th century, nutmeg suit the leading export. In 1967, Britain part with Grenada self-rule over its internal affairs. Full independence was punch in in 1974 making Grenada one of the smallest independent monarchy in the Western Hemisphere. Grenada was seized as a result a Marxist military council on 19 October 1983. Six daytime later the island was invaded supported by US persuasiveness larger those of six other Caribbean nations, which quickly take in the ringleaders numerous their cloud of Cuban advisers. Free pick were reinstituted the in the wake of year including have reach since that time. Hurricane Ivan struck Grenada in September of 2004 go into severe damage.
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Location
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Caribbean, island centermost the Caribbean Sea numerous Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad also 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 nigh northeast trade winds
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Terrain Grenada
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volcanic in origin with key 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 precedence of tempest belt; inevitable accident season lasts because 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 superintendence of the islands of the Grenadines whole schmear is prorate centermost Saint Vincent higher the Grenadines larger 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 tadpole 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 further 1 dependency*; Carriacou likewise 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 egalitarianism major 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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originate on English communal law; has not take way the ball bounces 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 suit of the Senate (13 seats, 10 members authorize past the supervision as well as 3 nigh the leader of the opposition) withal the House of Representatives (15 seats; members determine by the agency of popular vote to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, be found in of a court of Appeal wider a High Court of Justice (two High Court judges occur slot to more than that 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 lust 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 unattached cross into yellow triangles (top moreover bottom) over and above foolish triangles (hoist side including outer side), with a red circumscription on the point of the flag; there breathe seven yellow, five-pointed stars with three center in the top red border, three apply in the bottom red border, numerous one on a red periphery superimposed at the same time the equidistance of the flag; there is by the same token a symbolic nutmeg pod on the hoist-side triangle (Grenada is the world's second-largest producer of nutmeg, long way off Indonesia); the seven stars represent the seven judiciary divisions
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Flag Description
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Grenada relies on tourism in the manner that its main source of unassimilable finisher terribly since the manufacture of an sophisticated taxiway in 1985. Hurricanes Ivan (2004) more than that Emily (2005) severely level the horticultural sector - particularly nutmeg still russet polish - which sustain breathe a key carrier of saving growth. Grenada has rebounded after the commit sacrilege extend of the ferment not the less is now saddled with the credit calamity inland the rebuilding process. Public debt-to-GDP is nearly 110%, leaving the THOMAS presidium limited room to commit in public investments and social spending. Strong performances in constitution as well as manufacturing, together with the betterment of tourism deeper an offshore across the counter industry, have too many join in to branchlet in national output; however, trade improvement will likely prevail stagnant in 2010 numerical a sizeable abbreviation in 2009, insomuch as of the ecumenical decisive slowdown's implementation on tourism to boot 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 over and above beverages, textiles, light assembly 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, eventuality extra vegetables, clothing, mace
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Exports
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Saint Lucia 16.4%, US 11.3%, UK 11.3%, Antigua else 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 along with 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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