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Grenada

Introduction to Grenada

One of the smallest independent countries in the western hemisphere, Grenada was seized by a Marxist military council on 19 October 1983. Six days later the island was invaded by US forces and those of six other Caribbean nations, which quickly captured the ringleaders and their hundreds of Cuban advisers. Free elections were reinstituted the following year.

Government

Capital:

Saint George's

Independence:

7 February 1974 (from UK)

National holiday:

Independence Day, 7 February (1974)

Economy

GDP:

purchasing power parity - $440 million (2002 est.)

GDP - composition by sector:

agriculture: 7.7%
industry: 23.9%
services: 68.4% (2000)

Agriculture products:

bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, mace, citrus, avocados, root crops, sugarcane, corn, vegetables

Industries:

food and beverages, textiles, light assembly operations, tourism, construction 

Transportation

Highways:

total: 1,040 km
paved: 638 km
unpaved: 402 km (1999 est.)

Ports and harbors:

Grenville, Saint George's

Airports:

3 (2003 est.)