Official Name: Grenada

Area: Caribbean

Size: 344 km²

Coastline: 121 km

Independence: from the UK February 7, 1974

Form of Govt.: Constitutional monarchy

Head of Govt.: Prime Minister

Capital: St. George's

Largest City: St. George's

Demographics (2005): 103,000.    259.5 /km²

Blacks 82% Mulatto 12% South Asians (East Indians)3% and whites 2.9%

GDP per Capita (2005): $5,000

Languages: English (official), English Creole, French, Patois

Geography: Grenada is the most southerly island of the windward group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. The country's territory consists of the island of Grenada, Carriacou, Petit Martinique and a number of small islets. The island of Grenada is of volcanic origin with a mountainous mass and a number of ridges located in its center, which also extend its entire length. The island falls rapidly to the sea in the west but more gradually to the east and southeast. Grand Etang, Lake Antoine and Levera Pond are all lakes that have formed in the craters of extinct volcanoes.

Climate: Grenada has a subtropical climate with a mild dry season from January to May and a wet season from June to December with high temperatures and humidity. Average annual precipitation varies from 1,524 mm in the coastal districts to 5,080 mm in the mountains. The prevailing NE trade winds and the hurricane season are from June to December while average temperature ranges in St. Georges are from 26 degrees to 28 degrees all year round.