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=GRENADA=

**God bless our nation.**
=**2.LOCATION**=

The three islands of Grenada are located in the Eastern Caribbean at the southern extremity of the Windward islands, only 100 miles north of Venezuala. To the north lie St. Vincent and the Grenadines; to the south Trinidad and Tobago.


 * Geographic coordinates:12 07 N, 61 40 W


 * Political Map**

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 * Capital & other major cities:**
 * The capital of Grenada is St. George's. Three other major cites of Grenada are Grenville, Sauteurs and Hillsborough.

=**3. Place**=


 * Physical Map**


 * Physical Features**

Two volcanic knolls

Beach

Lush Green Vegetation

The Lagoon at St George's, Grenada

Grenada’s weather is beautiful year-round. Temperatures range from 75 degrees Fahrenheit (24 degrees Celsius) at night to 85 F (30 C) during the day. The driest season is from January to May. Rainy season is from June to December (even then it rarely rains for more than an hour at a time and not every day).
 * CLIMATE**


 * This is a recent weather map of Grenada

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Cultural Pictures

This is a picture of two women in town

A carnival in Grenada

**
 * A carnival in Grenada**


 * A carnival in Grenada**

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 * Cultural Monuments

This is the Garden of Rememberence. It is a tribute to the U.S. soldiers that fought in Grenada.

POLITICAL LEADER

Chief of State: Prime Minister Keith Mitchell **


 * Currency**

The currency of Grenada is East Carribean Dollar


 * Facts about grenada**


 * Population - 89,703 (July 2006)
 * Language - English (official), French patois
 * Religion - Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2%
 * Life Expectency - Male - 63, Female - 68
 * Literacy rate - 96%. There is no difference in male and female
 * Major Ethnic groups - black 82%, mixed black and European 13%, European and East Indian 5%, and trace of Arawak/Carib Amerindian

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 * Ten other interesting facts**
 * Exports: $40 million (2004 est.)
 * Exports - partners: Saint Lucia 12.1%, US 11.3%, Antigua and Barbuda 8.2%, Germany 7.9%, Netherlands 7.8%, Saint Kitts & Nevis 7.4%, Dominica 7.4%, UK 6.8%, France 4.2% (2005)
 * Imports: $276 million (2004 est.)
 * Imports - partners: Trinidad and Tobago 27.8%, US 27%, UK 6% (2005)
 * Debt - external: $196 million (2000)
 * Electricity Production: 159.8 million kWh (2003)
 * Electricity Consumption: 148.6 million kWh (2003)
 * Oil Consumption: 1,800 bbl/day (2003 est.)
 * Natural Gas Production: 0 cu m (2003 est.)
 * Natural Gas Consumption: 0 cu m (2003 est.)

=4. Human Environmental Interaction=

Timeline:
 * **1498** - Christopher Columbus sights the islands, which he names Grenada after the Spanish city.
 * **1983** - the United States invaded the island of Grenada and Overthrew the communist government in favor of a pro-Western one in a span of less than two months.
 * **2002** - Major organic banana project launched in an effort to boost the industry; 150 acres are set aside for organic cultivation.
 * **2003** June - US Treasury Department's financial crimes agency withdraws its 2002 advisory on Grenada as efforts continue to clean-up offshore banking.
 * **2003** November - Prime Minister Keith Mitchell narrowly wins a third term in office.
 * **2004** September - Grenada takes a direct hit from Hurricane Ivan - the country's worst hurricane in living memory. Prime Minister Mitchell declares a national disaster; he says the island is 90% devastated.
 * **2005** January - Grenada re-establishes diplomatic ties with China, favoring Beijing over its former diplomatic partner, Taiwan.
 * **2005** July - Still recovering from 2004's Hurricane Ivan, Grenada is hit by Hurricane Emily. The storm kills one person, destroys crops and damages homes.


 * Rainforest**
 * Grenada's rainforest is around the Grand Etang Lake, in the central part of the island.

=5. Movement=


 * Major Export - bananas
 * Cost of a flight to Grenada from Newark, NJ [|to Grenada.]For $764 you can fly round trip to Grenada and back.
 * Grenada was ruled by England until 1967.



6. Region

 * Grenada is located the Caribbean region of Latin America.
 * Grenada is located in the Western Hemisphere.

7. Works Cited
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 * [|Timeline]
 * [[https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/gj.html|World Fact Book
 * [[http://www.pressreference.com/Fa-Gu/Grenada.html|Press Reperence
 * [[http://www.geographia.com/grenada/indexcont.htm|Grenada Geography
 * [[http://grenadaexplorer.com/Eco-Tourism.htm|Tourist Guide
 * [|World fact Book 2][[image:file:moz-screenshot.jpg width="18" height="16"]]