Key facts
Date of Membership in CARICOM: 1 May 1974
Also Known as:The Spice Isle
Status of Independence:Independent 1974/02/07
Area: 345 km2 (133 miles2)
Capital City: St. George’s
Population: 110,821 (2009)
Currency: Eastern Caribbean Dollar (EC$)
Highest National Award: Grenada does not have a system of national awards. Instead, the achievement of citizens in various areas of national developmen
Economy
GDP: EC$MN2,164Mn (2012)
GDP Growth: 1.1% p.a. 2009–13
GNI: US$806m
GNI PC: US$7,460
GDP per Capita: EC$11,294 (2004)
Key dates in history
*1498 Columbus sights island called ‘Camernoque’ by Amerindians. Named ‘Concepcion’ by
Columbus
1783 Island changed hands several times among Spain, France and Britain, resulting in several name
changes (Granada by Spain, Le Grenade by France and Grenada by Britain)
1782 Nutmeg introduced by Sir Joseph Banks
1783 Finally ceded to Britain by France under Treaty of Versailles
1795 Julien Fedon Insurrection
1833 Incorporated into the Windward Islands Federation
1843 Nutmeg plants introduced
1958 Joined West Indies Federation
1967 Associated Statehood with Britain (full internal self-government) within WISA. Herbert A. Blaze,
first Premier
1979 Government overthrown by a coup lead by Maurice Bishop, of the New Jewel Movement (NJM)
1983 NJM Intra-party power struggle leads to : death of Maurice Bishop, some cabinet colleagues and
many other Grenadians: intervention by US and Caribbean troops in Grenada