Island name: Carriacou Country name: Grenada. Data code: GJ. Language: English (official). French patois is spoken by a minority.  Capital: St. George's. Population: 96,000 (1997 est.). Coastline: 121 km. Size: 11 km x 7 km. Area: 345 sq km (133 sq miles). Terrain: volcanic in origin; divided by a central mountain range.  Climate: tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds.

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

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.

Costs: food and accommodation costs are relative high. 

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

Geographic coordinates: 12 07 N, 61 40 W. 

Highest point: Mount Saint Catherine 840 m.

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.

Electricity: 220 / 240 volts AC / 50 cycles.

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Public holidays: February 7 (Independence Day) etc.

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

Credit cards: major credit cards are widely accepted. 

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

Post: The post office in St. George's (at Burns Point) is open 0800-1530 Monday to Thursday and 0800-1630 Friday (closed weekends).

Government type: parliamentary democracy. 

Nationality: Grenadian(s).

Ethnic groups: black.

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

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

Legal system: based on English common law.

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

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

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

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

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

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