Grenada

  • Area: 344 square kilometres
  • Currency: Eastern Caribbean dollar made up of 100 cents $1 = EC$2.7 (fixed)
  • Official language: English
  • Population: 110,821
  • Head of State or Government:  Sir Carlyle Glean,  GCMG. Hon. Tillman J. Thomas (Prime Minister) 2009-2010
  • GDP: EC$787.24.million
  • GDP per capita: USD$4,745.48
  • GDP growth: -0.68%
  • Inflation: 6.6%

About Grenada

Grenada is the most southerly of the Windward Islands and the state also comprises some of the Grenadine Islands of which the most important are Carriacou and Petit Martinique. The capital of Grenada is St George’s. The major exports are nutmeg, cocoa beans and bananas, but other exports such as electronic components, fish, toilet paper, flour, beverages and animal feed have been growing significantly.

The services sector is the main sector of the economy employing 64 per cent of the workforce and contributing 74 per cent of GDP, while industry employs 22 per cent of the workforce and contributes 17 per cent of GDP. The agricultural sector, which employs approximately 14 per cent of the workforce and contributes 9 per cent of GDP, continues to play a significant, though declining role in the economy.

In 2009, there were 113,370 stay-over visitors and 339,752 cruise-ship passengers.