Region: Caribbean

Capital: Saint George's

Population: 89,357 (July 2004 est.)

Surface area: 344 sq km

Currency: EC dollar

GDP per capita: purchasing power parity - $5,000 (2002 est.)

Background:
One of the smallest independent countries in the western hemisphere, Grenada was seized by a Marxist military council on 19 October 1983. Six days later the island was invaded by US forces and those of six other Caribbean nations, which quickly captured the ringleaders and their hundreds of Cuban advisers. Free elections were reinstituted the following year.

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 to growth in national output.

United Nations membership date: 17 September 1974

New York Mission:
Permanent Mission of Grenada to the United Nations
800 Second Avenue, Suite 400K
New York, N.Y. 10017 USA
Telephone: 212-599-0301, 0302
Fax: 212-599-1540

Website: http://www.un.int/grenada