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General

Island name: Carriacou

Country name: Grenada.

Data code: GJ.

Nationality: Grenadian(s).

Language: English (official). French patois is spoken by a minority. 

Capital: St. George's.

Population: 96,000 (1997 est.).

Climate: tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds.
 

Geography

Area: 345 sq km (133 sq miles).

Coastline: 121 km.

Geographic coordinates: 12 07 N, 61 40 W. 

Highest point: Mount Saint Catherine 840 m.

Size: 30 km x 13 km.

Terrain: volcanic in origin; divided by a central mountain range. 
 

Tourist Information

Average tourist arrivals: 113,370 (2009).

Electricity: 220 / 240 volts AC / 50 cycles.

Highlights: a fascinating and diverse landscape with tropical rain forests and a coastline with some of the finest beaches in the world. The beautiful smaller Grenadine Islands Carriacou and Petit Martinique are also part of Grenada and easy to reach by express ferry.

Location: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago. It is the most southerly of the Windward Islands.

Sleep: noisy little frogs might keep you awake at night.

Telephone: automatic, island wide telephone system. Full IDD service. Country code: 1-473.

Time: 1 hour ahead of Standard US Time and 5 hours ahead of Standard European Time (GMT - 4). 
 

Money

Cost of living: food and accommodation costs are relative high. 

Credit cards: major credit cards are widely accepted. 

Currency: 1 EC dollar (EC$) = 100 cents. The East Caribbean dollar is converted at the fixed rate of $2.70 EC to $1.00 US.
 

Air Transport

Airport: Point Salines International Airport. The airport is situated 7km (4 miles) southwest of Grenada's capital, St George’s. There is a public bus from the airport to St George's, but service is irregular and most travellers prefer to get a taxi.
 

Water Transport

Ferry Service: 

Ports and harbors: Blowing Point, Road Bay. 
 

Politics

Ethnic groups: black.

Government type: parliamentary democracy. 

Legal system: based on English common law.

Literacy: 98% of the total population (male: 98%, female: 98%) 

Religions: Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 14%, other Protestant sects 33.2%.
 

Economy

Agriculture products: nutmeg, cocoa, sugar cane, bananas, fruit and vegetables, mace.

GDP per capita: purchasing power parity - $3,160 (1996 est.).

Industries: food and beverages, textiles, light assembly operations, tourism, construction. 

Natural resources: timber, tropical fruit, deep water harbors.

Partners: Caricom 32.3%, UK 20%, US 13%, Netherlands 8.8% (1991).

Unemployment rate: 20% (1996).
 

Radio frequencies
 
BBC World Service
MHz 17.84 15.22 6.195 5.975
Voice of America:
MHz 13.74 9.775 7.405 5.995