portlouisgrenada.com - Need To Know

Need To Know

PDF

| Print |

E-mail

Page 3 of 5

The People

The Island’s total population in July 2006 was 89703. Roman Catholics account for 53% of the population with a further 33.2% Protestant and 13.8% Anglican. Although English is the official language, French patois is spoken widely and 96% of the total population are literate. The Capital of Grenada is St. George’s and the island has a time difference of 5 hours behind Greenwich Meantime, 1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during standard time.

Legal System / Government

Based on English common law, the Head of State is Queen Elizabeth II represented by the Governor General (appointed by the Monarch), David Williams since August 1996. The Head of Government is Prime Minister Keith Mitchell since June 1995 with the Cabinet appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister. The last elections were held in November 2003 with the next to be held in November 2008.

Economy

Grenada relies heavily on agricultural products. These include bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, mace, citrus, avocados, root crops and sugarcane. In the main, most income is derived from the expanding tourism industry.

<< Start < Prev 1 2 3 4 5 Next > End >>

[ Back ]

About Grenada