Contents1. Grenada2. The

Government 3. Area &

Population 4. About Granada 5. History 1498 –

19586. Capital 7. Twenty first

century history .

1. 9. Geography2. 10. Politics3. 11. Fruits & Spices

4. 12. Tourism &

Devastation

5. 13. Demographics

6. 14. Culture7. 15. Parishes8. 16. Invasion of

Granada by the U.S &

the OECS

military .

GRENADA•The royal anthem sung is

‘GOD SAVE THE QUEEN’.•The capital is St.George’s ,it

is also the largest city .•The national anthem sung by

them is ‘HAIL GRENADA’.

THE GOVERNMENT• The Queen is “QUEEN ELIZABETH 2”. • The government is “Parliamentary

democracy & Constitutional monarchy”.

• The Governor General is “Sir Daniel Williams”.

Area & Population

•The total area of the land is 344 sq.km .

•The space ocupied by water is 1.6 % .

•The population is 110,000 .•Density is 259.5 / sq km .

About GrenadaGrenada is an island nation that includes the southern grenadines in the southeastern carribean sea .

•Grenada is located north of Trinidad & Tobago.

History 1498-1958

• The recorded history of Grenada begins in 1498. The Spaniards did not permanently settle in Camerhogue. Later the English failed their first settlement attempts, but the French fought and conquered Grenada from the Caribs circa 1650.

• The French conquest resulted in the genocide of 17th century Caribs from present-day Grenada.

Capital• The island was a

province of the short-lived West Indies Federation from 1958 to 1962. In 1967, Grenada attained the status of “Associated State of the United Kingdom”.

Twenty-first century history

• In 2000-2002, much of the controversy of the late 1970s and early 1980s was once again brought into the public consciousness with the opening of the truth and reconciliation commission . The commission was chaired by a Roman Catholic priest,.

• Brother Robert Fanovich, head of Presentation Brothers’ College (PBC) in St. George’s tasked some of his senior students with conducting a research project into the era and specifically into the fact that Maurice Bishop’s body was never discovered.

GEOGRAPHY• In April 2007,

Grenada jointly hosted (along with several other Caribbean nations) the 2007 Cricket World Cup.

Politics•As a Commonwealth realm,

Queen Elizabeth II is Queen of Grenada and Head of State. The Crown is represented by a Governor-General, who is currently Sir Daniel Williams.

• Day-to-day executive power lies with the Head of Government, the Prime Minister.

Fruits & Spices• Grenada is called

The Spice Isle because it is a leading producer of several different spices. Cinnamon, cloves, ginger, mace, allspice,

Tourism & Devastation•Tourism is

Grenada’s main economic force.

•Conventional beach and water-sports tourism is largely focused in the southwest region around St Georges .

Demographics• A small

percentage of descendants of East Indian indentured servants were brought to Grenada mainly from the North Indian states of Bihar.

Culture• Island culture is

heavily influenced by the African roots of most of the Grenadians but Indian influence is also seen with dhal puri, rotis, Indian sweets, and curries in the cuisine.

Parishes• Saint Andrew• Saint David • Saint George • Saint Mark • Saint John • Saint Patrick

Invasion of Granada by the U.S the OECS

military .•Six days after the execution of Bishop, the Cuban communists controlled the island of Grenada. It was later invaded by combined forces from the United States, the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Jamaica, and Bermuda.