Country name: conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Grenada
Capital:: Saint George's
geographic coordinates: 12 03 N, 61 45 W
time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during
Standard Time)
Government type: parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
Location
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Caribbean, island between the
Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
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Geographic coordinates
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12 07 N, 61 40 W
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Map references
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Central America and the Caribbean
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Area
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total: 344 sq km
land: 344 sq km water: 0 sq km |
Area - comparative
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twice the size of Washington, DC
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Land boundaries
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0 km
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Coastline
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121 km
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Maritime claims
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territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
Climate
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tropical; tempered by northeast
trade winds
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Terrain
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volcanic in origin with central
mountains
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Elevation extremes
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lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point:Mount Saint Catherine 840m |
Natural resources
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timber, tropical fruit, deepwater
harbors
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Land use
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arable land: 5.88%
permanent crops: 29.41% other: 64.71% (2005) |
Irrigated land
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15 sq km
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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 edge of hurricane belt;
hurricane season lasts from June to November
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Environment - current issues
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NA
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Environment - international
agreements
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party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto
Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer
Protection, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
Geography - note
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the administration of the islands
of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
and Grenada
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