Official Title: Grenada General Information
Capital: St. George's Population: 105,000 Total Area: 344 km2 Currency: 1 CAN$ = 2.2 EC$ Eastern Caribbean dollar ( National Holiday: 7 February (1974, Independence Day) Language(s): English Political Information
Type of State: Constitutional monarchy Type of Government: Bicameral parliament consisting of a Senate of 13 appointed members and a House of Representatives comprising 15 members directly elected for up to five years. Head of State: (Queen Elizabeth II) Gov. Gen. Sir Daniel C. Williams Head of Government: Prime Minister Keith Mitchell Ministers: Foreign Affairs & International Trade: Elvin Nimrod Finance & Commerce: Anthony Boatswain Main Political Parties: Government: New national Party (NNP): 8 Opposition: National Democratic Congress (NDC): 7, Grenada United Labour Party (GULP): 0 Elections: Last: 27 November 2003. Next: By April 2009. Economic Information
Please note that economic statistics reflect Canadian dollars and yearly averages for 2005. If blank, statistic unavailable. | Grenada | Canada |
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GDP: | 0.59 billions | 1371.4 billions | GDP per capita: | 5658 | 42460 | GDP growth rate: | 5% | 2.9% | Inflation: | 3.5% | 2.2% | Unemployment: | % | 6.7% |
Trade and InvestmentCanadian exports from country: $7,900,663 Canadian imports from country: $943,959 FDI in Canada: million CDI in Grenada: million Representation
Foreign Representation in Canada: High Commissioner Lorraine B. Williams Foreign Consulates in Canada: Montréal (QC) Toronto (ON) Winnipeg (MN) Calgary (AB)
Canadian Representation Abroad: High Commissioner Michael Welsh Canadian Consulates Abroad:
January 2007 Sources include: Statistics Canada, IMF, EIU, Election World
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