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Grenada

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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.

 GrenadaCanada
GDP:0.59 billions1371.4 billions
GDP per capita:565842460
GDP growth rate:5%2.9%
Inflation:3.5%2.2%
Unemployment:%6.7%


Trade and Investment

Canadian 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)

January 2007
Sources include: Statistics Canada, IMF, EIU, Election World

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Last Updated:
2007-02-06
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