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Name: Grenada is located northwest of Trinidad and Tobago, northeast of Venezuela, and southwest of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Grenada is also known as the “Island of Spice” because of the production of nutmeg and mace crops, of which it is one of the world’s largest exporters. Its size is 344 square kilometres (133 sq mi), with an estimated population of 110,000. Its capital is St. George’s. The national bird of Grenada is the critically endangered Grenada dove.
Date of Membership in CCLEC: (1989 – Miami)
Motto: “Ever Conscious of God We Aspire, Build and Advance as One People”
Status: Independent – February 7, 1974
Area: 348.5 km2 (134.6 miles2)
GDP: 2016 estimate – $1.457 billion
Population: 2012 est. : 109,590
Capital City: St. George’s
Official Language: English
Currency: Eastern Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
