- Embed with the Pentagon (March 5, 2003)
...umiliate us. A Vice-Admiral once stuck me in the bed of a garbage truck in Grenada on the way to a battle site. I went because I was determined to get the st... - Regime Change (January 27, 2003)
...ing governments in Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Grenada were targeted and all save Fidel Castro's regime fell to US-sponsored coup... - Pentagon Unleashes Holy Warrior (October 17, 2003)
...sm. From the failed Iranian hostage rescue attempt in 1980 to invasions in Grenada and Panama, to the hunt for drug lord Pablo Escobar in Colombia, to Somali... - Iraq War's Human Toll Could Be Felt for Decades (October 1, 2003)
...Snook, disabled in a friendly-fire incident during the 1983 US invasion of Grenada. For example, says Colonel Snook (who now teaches at the Harvard Business... - Does the United States Start Wars? (October 8, 2002)
...ng other nations' leaders—in Nicaragua, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, up through our gratuitous 1989 invasion of Panama. In Friday's New York T... - The Struggles of Democracy and Empire (October 10, 2002)
...ks in Beirut in 1983, to declare victory, sail over the horizon and invade Grenada. The risks of a failed intervention in Iraq are more grave: weakening regi... - A New York State of Mind (February 16, 2003)
...es and rubber boots, spent 27 years as an army nurse stationed in Vietnam, Grenada, Egypt and other countries. Part of her job was training troops to deal wi... - The State of Humanity (December 28, 2002)
...te our leader. Then the Russians were going to bomb us from an air base in Grenada (if they could find it on a map). Meanwhile the awesome Sandinista army wa... - The Eagle Has Crash Landed (July 9, 2002)
...re order. The troops were in effect forced out. He compensated by invading Grenada, a country without troops. President George H.W. Bush invaded Panama, anot... - The Fifty-First State (September 18, 2002)
...he risks of combat itself. America's small wars of the past generation, in Grenada, Haiti, and Panama, have turned out far betterótactically, at leastóthan m... - Alternate meanings, see Grenada (disambiguation)
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Grenada
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Grenada, an island nation in the Caribbean Sea, is the second smallest independent country in the Western Hemisphere (after Saint Kitts and Nevis). It is located in the southwestern part of the sea, north of Trinidad and Tobago, and south of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
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| National motto: The Land, The People, The Light | ||||
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| Official language | English | |||
| Capital | St. George's | |||
| Queen | Elizabeth II | |||
| Governor General | Daniel Williams | |||
| Prime Minister | Keith Mitchell | |||
| Area - Total - % water | Ranked 217th 344 km² 1,6% | |||
| Population
- Total (2002) - Density | Ranked 198th
89,260 139,5/km² | |||
| Independence | February 7, 1974 | |||
| Currency | East Caribbean Dollar | |||
| Time zone | UTC -4 | |||
| National anthem | Hail Grenada | |||
| Internet TLD | .gd | |||
| Calling Code | 1-473 | |||
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History
Main article: History of GrenadaThe recorded history of Grenada begins in 1498, when Christopher Columbus first sighted the island. After a failed British settlement attempt, the French purchased the island off the Carib indians in 1650. The island was again ceded to Britain in 1783. Grenada was made a Crown Colony in 1877.
Independence was granted in 1974, and in 1979, after an unstable political period, power was seized by the charismatic and popular left-wing leader Maurice Bishop. Bishop's socialism and cooperation with the communist Cuba didn't sit well with the other nations in the area. A dispute with the military Coard faction lead to Bishop's execution on October 19, 1983.
6 days later, the island was invaded by US forces and those of six other Caribbean nations in part of a military campaign called Operation Urgent Fury. The forces quickly captured the ringleaders and their hundreds of Cuban advisers, most of whom were laborers working on the construction of a major airport for the island which the United States completed years later. Elections were held the following year. A publicised tactical concern of the United States was the safe recovery of U.S. nationals enrolled at St. George's University.
Politics
Main article: Politics of GrenadaAs a Commonwealth nation, the British monarch is the formal head of state of Grenada. She is represented by a governor general, but real executive power lies with the head of government, the prime minister. Although appointed by the governor general, the prime minister generally is the leader of the largest faction in the parliament.
The parliament consists of a Senate (13 members) and a House of Representatives (15). The senators are appointed by the government and the opposition, while the representatives are elected by the population for 5-year terms. With 8 seats after the 2003 election, the New National Party remains the largest party in Grenada.
Parishes
Main article: Parishes of GrenadaPolitically, Grenada is divided into six parishes, viz.:
Carriacou and Petit Martinique, two of the Grenadines have the status of dependency.
Geography
Main article: Geography of Grenada
The island Grenada itself is the largest island; smaller Grenadines are Carriacou, Petit Martinique, Rhonde Island, Caille Island, Diamond Island, Large Island, Saline Island and Frigate Island. Most of the population lives on Grenada itself, and major towns there include the capital St. George's, Grenville and Gouyave. Largest settlement on the other islands is Hillsborough on Carriacou.
The islands are of volcanic origin, and Grenada's inlands are slightly mountainous, with several small rivers flowing into the sea. The climate is tropical: hot and humid, and Grenada occasionally suffers from hurricanes.
Economy
Main article: Economy of GrenadaEconomic progress in fiscal reforms and prudent macroeconomic management have boosted annual growth to 5%-6% in 1998-99; the increase in economic activity has been led by construction and trade. Tourist facilities are being expanded; tourism is the leading foreign exchange earner. Major short-term concerns are the rising fiscal deficit and the deterioration in the external account balance. Grenada shares a common central bank and a common currency with seven other members of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).
Demographics
Main article: Demographics of GrenadaAbout 80% of the population are descendants of the African slaves brought by the Europeans; very little of the indigenous Carib and Arawak population remains.
The official language, English, is spoken by virtually everyone, although a few still speak a French patois. Nearly all Grenadians are Christians, about half of them Catholics; Anglicanism is the largest Protestant religion.
Culture
Main article: Culture of GrenadaFrench influence on culture is much less than in other Caribbean islands, and culture is heavily influenced by the African roots of most of the Grenadians.
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