Grenada
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Grenada
Grenada
Originally inhabited by Native Americans. Discovered by Columbus in 1498. Belonged to France in 1650. It was occupied by Britain in 1762. In 1763, according to the Treaty of Paris, France transferred Georgia to England. It was reoccupied by France in 1779. In 1783, it was officially recognized as owned by Britain according to the Treaty of Versailles, and became a British colony from then on. On February 7, 1974, it declared independence and joined the United Nations in the same year, sports fitness .
Basic information
Grenada Island Name: Grenada Island
English name: Grenada
Geographical location: Grenada is located in the southeastern part of the East Caribbean Sea at 12.7 ° N and 61.4 ° W, covering an area of 344 square kilometers. It is 33 kilometers long from north to south and 15 kilometers wide from east to west. It is 96 kilometers north of Saint Vincent and 125 kilometers south of Trinidad and Tobago.
Scope: The whole territory includes Grenada Island and the southern part of the Grenadines Islands. Grenada Island, 89% of the total area, is a Volcanic island. The mountains on the island rise and fall in disorder. It belongs to Tropical rainforest climate.
Area: 344 square kilometers
Population: The population of Grenada is 101607, with black people accounting for 82% and white people accounting for about 4%, while the rest are Native Americans and mixed race.
Capital: St. George, located in the southern part of Grenada Island, with a population of 8400 (1993)
Language: The official language is English.
Religion: Most residents believe in Roman Catholicism
Currency: Eastern Caribbean dollar, fixed exchange rate: 1 US dollar=2.7 Eastern Caribbean dollar (1996)
Location Introduction
Grenada is located at 12.7 ° north latitude and 61.4 ° west longitude, at the southernmost end of the Windward Islands in the East Caribbean Sea, and about 160 kilometers away from the Venezuelan coast in the south. The entire territory includes Grenada and the southern part of Grenadines Island, with a length of 33 kilometers from north to south and a width of 15 kilometers from east to west, covering an area of 334 square kilometers. The population was 100000 (in 1994), with a population density of 291 people per square kilometer. Grenada, which accounts for 89% of the total area, is a Volcanic island with undulating mountains. It belongs to Tropical rainforest climate. The annual average temperature is 26 ℃. Originally inhabited by Native Americans. Discovered by Columbus in 1498. Belonged to France in 1650. It was occupied by Britain in 1762. February 10, 2017 Governor Daniel Williams, Prime Minister Keith Mitchell.
