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СКАЧАТЬ est.)

      Life expectancy at birth:

      total population: 65.6 years male: 63.74 years female: 67.47 years (2008 est.)

      Total fertility rate:

      2.27 children born/woman (2008 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

      NA

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

      NA

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:

      NA

      Nationality:

      noun: Grenadian(s) adjective: Grenadian

      Ethnic groups:

      black 82%, mixed black and European 13%, European and East Indian 5%, and trace of Arawak/Carib Amerindian

      Religions:

      Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2%

      Languages:

      English (official), French patois

      Literacy:

      definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96% male: NA female: NA (2003 est.)

      School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

      total: 12 years male: 12 years female: 12 years (2005)

      Education expenditures:

      5.2% of GDP (2003)

      Government

       Grenada

      Country name:

      conventional long form: none conventional short form: Grenada

      Government type:

      parliamentary democracy

      Capital:

      name: Saint George's geographic coordinates: 12 03 N, 61 45 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

      Administrative divisions:

      6 parishes and 1 dependency*; Carriacou and Petite Martinique*, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick

      Independence:

      7 February 1974 (from UK)

      National holiday:

      Independence Day, 7 February (1974)

      Constitution:

      19 December 1973

      Legal system:

      based on English common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

      Suffrage:

      18 years of age; universal

      Executive branch:

      chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Carlyle Arnold GLEAN (since 27 November 2008) head of government: Prime Minister Tillman THOMAS (since 9 July 2008) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister elections: the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the governor general

      Legislative branch:

      bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (13 seats, 10 appointed by the government and 3 by the leader of the opposition) and the House of Representatives (15 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: last held on 8 July 2008 (next to be held in 2013) election results: House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NDC 11, NNP 4

      Judicial branch:

      Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, consisting of a court of Appeal and a High Court of Justice (a High Court judge is assigned to and resides in Grenada)

      Political parties and leaders:

      Grenada United Labor Party or GULP [Gloria Payne BANFIELD]; National

       Democratic Congress or NDC [Tillman THOMAS]; New National Party or

       NNP [Keith MITCHELL]

      Political pressure groups and leaders:

      Committee for Human Rights in Grenada or CHRG; New Jewel Movement Support Group; The British Grenada Friendship Society; The New Jewel 19 Committee

      International organization participation:

      ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC,

       IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OAS,

       OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO,

       WTO

      Diplomatic representation in the US:

      chief of mission: Ambassador Denis G. ANTOINE chancery: 1701 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009 telephone: [1] (202) 265–2561 FAX: [1] (202) 265–2468 consulate(s) general: New York

      Diplomatic representation from the US:

      chief of mission: the US Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Grenada embassy: Lance-aux-Epines Stretch, Saint George's mailing address: P. O. Box 54, Saint George's telephone: [1] (473) 444–1173 through 1177 FAX: [1] (473) 444–4820

      Flag description:

      a rectangle divided diagonally into yellow triangles (top and bottom) and green triangles (hoist side and outer side), with a red border around the flag; there are seven yellow, five-pointed stars with three centered in the top red border, three centered in the bottom red border, and one on a red disk superimposed at the center of the flag; there is also a symbolic nutmeg pod on the hoist-side triangle (Grenada is the world's second-largest producer of nutmeg, after Indonesia); the seven stars represent the seven administrative divisions

      Economy

       Grenada

      Economy - overview:

      Grenada relies on tourism as its main source of foreign exchange, especially since the construction of an international airport in 1985. Strong performances in construction and manufacturing, together with the development of an offshore financial industry, have also contributed СКАЧАТЬ