Grenada

Grenada Gwenad (Grenadian Creole French)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Ever Conscious of God We Aspire, Build and Advance as One People"[1]
Anthem: "Hail Grenada" Royal anthem: "God Save the King "
Capital and largest city	St. George's 12°03′N 61°45′W / 12.050°N 61.750°W / 12.050; -61.750
Official languages	English
Recognised regional languages	Grenadian Creole English Grenadian Creole French
Ethnic groups (2011[2])	80% African 15% Mixed (incl. Creole-Mulatto and Dougla) 3% Indian 1% Other 1% Unspecified (incl. indigenous peoples)
Religion (2011)[3]	86.4% Christianity —49.2% Protestantism —37.2% Other Christian 5.7% None 1.2% Rastafarianism 5.4% Others 1.3% Unspecified
Demonym(s)	Grenadian[4]
Government	Unitary two-party parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• Monarch	Charles III
• Governor-General	Cécile La Grenade
• Prime Minister	Dickon Mitchell
Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	House of Representatives
Formation
• Associated State	3 March 1967
• Independence from the United Kingdom	7 February 1974
• Grenadian Revolution	13 March 1979
• Constitution Restoration	4 December 1984
Area
• Total	348.5 km2 (134.6 sq mi) (184th)
• Water (%)	1.6
Population
• 2021 estimate	124,610[5][6] (194th)
• Density	318.58/km2 (825.1/sq mi) (45th)
GDP (PPP)	2019 estimate
• Total	$1.801 billion[7]
• Per capita	$16,604[7]
GDP (nominal)	2019 estimate
• Total	$1.249 billion[7]
• Per capita	$11,518[7]
HDI (2019)	0.779[8] high · 74th
Currency	East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)
Driving side	left
Calling code	+1-473
ISO 3166 code	GD
Internet TLD	.gd
Plus trace of Arawak / Carib.

Grenada (/ɡrəˈneɪdə/ (listen) grə-NAY-də; Grenadian Creole French: Gwenad) is an island country in the Caribbean Sea that received its independence from the United Kingdom in 1974. Its capital is St. George's.

1. ↑ "Government of Grenada Website". Retrieved 1 November 2007.
2. ↑ "Grenada". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Archived from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
3. ↑ "Central America :: Grenada — the World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency". Archived from the original on 2020-04-24. Retrieved 2012-04-05.
4. ↑ "About Grenada, Carriacou & Petite Martinique | GOV.gd". www.gov.gd. Archived from the original on 10 September 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
5. ↑ "World Population Prospects 2022". population.un.org. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
6. ↑ "World Population Prospects 2022: Demographic indicators by region, subregion and country, annually for 1950-2100" (XSLX). population.un.org ("Total Population, as of 1 July (thousands)"). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3} "Grenada". International Monetary Fund. 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
8. ↑ Human Development Report 2020 The Next Frontier: Human Development and the Anthropocene (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 15 December 2020. pp. 343–346. ISBN 978-92-1-126442-5. Retrieved 16 December 2020.