STATISTICS: GRENADA

Grenada Official name: Grenada. Form of government: constitutional monarchy with two legislative houses (Senate ; House of Representatives ). Chief of state: British Monarch represented by Governor-General. Head of government: Prime Minister. Capital: St. George's. Official language: English. Official religion: none. Monetary unit: 1 East Caribbean dollar (EC$) = 100 cents; valuation (Sept. 25, 1998) 1 U.S.$ = EC$2.70; 1 = EC$4.60. Demography Population (1998): 100,000. Density (1998): persons per sq mi 751.9, persons per sq km 290.7. Urban-rural (1991){2}: urban 33.5%; rural 66.5%. Sex distribution (1991): male 49.20%; female 50.80%. Age breakdown (1991): under 15, 38.4%; 15-29, 25.8%; 30-44, 16.1%; 45-59, 8.9%; 60-74, 7.6%; 75 and over, 3.2%. Population projection: (2000) 102,000; (2010) 120,000. Doubling time: 52 years. Ethnic composition (1991): black 84.9%; mixed 11.0%; Indo-Pakistani 3.0%; white 0.7%; other 0.4%. Religious affiliation (1995): Roman Catholic 57.8%; Protestant 37.6%, of which Anglican 14.4%, Pentecostal 8.3%, Seventh-day Adventist 7.0%; other 4.6%, of which Rastafarian c. 3.0%. Major localities (1991): St. George's 4,621; Gouyave 3,000{3}; Grenville 2,000{3}. Vital statistics Birth rate per 1,000 population (1996): 21.35 (world avg. 25.0); (1987) legitimate 18.1%; illegitimate 81.9%. Death rate per 1,000 population (1996): 7.95 (world avg. 9.3). Natural increase rate per 1,000 population (1996): 13.45 (world avg. 15.7). Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman; 1996): 3.8. Marriage rate per 1,000 population (1991): 4.3. Divorce rate per 1,000 population (1991): 0.8. Life expectancy at birth (1996): male 68.4 years; female 73.4 years. Major causes of death per 100,000 population (1987): diseases of the circulatory system 264.3; malignant neoplasms (cancers) 82.8; endocrine and metabolic diseases 57.3; diseases of the respiratory system 45.6; diseases of the digestive system 38.2; ill-defined conditions 209.1. National economy Budget (1995). Revenue: EC$226,480,000 (general sales taxes 31.7%, income taxes 19.0%, import duties 15.2%, grants from abroad 9.5%). Expenditures: EC$209,690,000 (education 16.8%, transportation and communications 14.1%, general administration 12.3%, health 10.4%). Public debt (external, outstanding; 1996): U.S.$99,600,000. Tourism (1995): receipts from visitors U.S.$58,000,000; expenditures by nationals abroad U.S.$4,000,000. Gross national product (at current market prices; 1996): U.S.$285,000,000 (U.S.$2,880 per capita). Production (metric tons except as noted). Agriculture, forestry, fishing (1996): bananas 8,600, coconuts 6,800, sugarcane 6,500, roots and tubers 3,000, nutmeg, 1,920, avocados, 1,900, grapefruit 1,900, mangoes 1,700, cacao 1,567, mace 124, other crops include cotton, limes, cinnamon, cloves, and pimiento; livestock (number of live animals) 13,052 sheep, 7,000 goats, 5,300 pigs; roundwood, n.a.; fish catch (1995) 1,486. Mining and quarrying: excavation of gravel for local use. Manufacturing (value of production in EC$'000; 1995): wheat flour 10,174; soft drinks 8,558; beer 7,172; animal feed 4,698; rum 4,520; other products include clothing, edible coconut oil, paints, pharmaceutical products, and cigarettes. Construction: n.a. Energy production (consumption): electricity (kW-hr; 1994) 70,000,000 (70,000,000); coal, none (none); crude petroleum, none (none); petroleum products (metric tons; 1994) none (52,000); natural gas, none (none). Household income and expenditure. Average household size (1991) 3.7; income per household (1988) EC$7,097 (U.S.$2,629); sources of income: n.a.; expenditure (1987): food, beverages, and tobacco 40.7%, household furnishings and operations 13.7%, housing 11.9%, transportation 9.1%, personal effects and medical care 8.6%. Population economically active (1988): total 38,920; activity rate of total population 39.9% (participation rate: ages 15-65, 72.7%; female 48.6%; unemployed 17.5%). Land use (1994): forested 9.0%; meadows and pastures 3.0%; agricultural and under permanent cultivation 35.0%; other 53.0%. Foreign trade{4} Imports (1995): U.S.$134,300,000 (food 23.8%; machinery and transport equipment 19.7%; basic manufactures 17.3%; chemicals and chemical products 7.9%). Major import sources{5}: United States 32%; United Kingdom 14%; Barbados 5%; Japan 4%; St. Vincent and the Grenadines 4%. Exports (1995): U.S.$21,600,000 (domestic exports 89.4%, of which fish 15.7%, cocoa beans 15.3%, nutmeg 14.4%, bananas 8.8%, clothing 6.0%; reexports 10.6%). Major export destinations{5}: United States 18%; Germany 18%; United Kingdom 18%; St. Lucia 7%; Barbados 7%. Transport Transport. Railroads: none. Roads (1995): total length 700 mi, 1,127 km (paved 51%). Vehicles (1991){6}: passenger cars 4,739; trucks and buses 3,068. Merchant marine (1992): vessels (100 gross tons and over) 3; total deadweight tonnage 484. Air transport (1995){7}: passenger arrivals 158,646, departures 161,232; cargo loaded 1,680 metric tons, cargo unloaded 555 metric tons; airports (1997) with scheduled flights 2. Education and health Educational attainment (1991). Percentage of population age 25 and over having: no formal schooling 1.8%; primary education 74.9%; secondary 15.5%; higher 4.7%, of which university 2.8%; other/unknown 3.1%. Literacy (1992): total population age 15 and over literate 50,000 (85.0%). Health (1996): physicians (1992) 47 (1 per 2,045 persons); hospital beds 439 (1 per 223 persons); infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births 14.3. Food (1995): daily per capita caloric intake 2,713 (vegetable products 77%, animal products 23%); 112% of FAO recommended minimum requirement. Military Total active duty personnel (1993): {8}. Military expenditure as percentage of GNP: n.a.; per capita expenditure, n.a. {1} Excludes the speaker, who may be elected from outside its elected membership. {2} Urban defined as St. George's town and St. George local council. {3} 1987. {4} Imports c.i.f.; exports f.o.b. {5} Estimated figure(s). {6} Registered vehicles only. {7} Point Salines airport. {8} The 750-member police force includes a paramilitary unit and a coast guard unit.