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Grenada

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Grenada is an archipelagic country in the eastern Caribbean Sea, the southernmost of the Windward Islands, directly south of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It gained independence from the United Kingdom on 7 February 1974. Its capital is St. Georges. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
St. Georges 2
Population
114,621 2
2024 estimate, from Grenada's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2024 2
Area (sq km)
344 2
Independence or Founding Year
1974 2
Grenada gained independence from the United Kingdom on 7 February 1974, after becoming an Associated State in 1967.
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Grenada

Cities

St. George's

Grenada
Connections

Associated With

St. George's, Cities

St. George's is the capital of Grenada.

Source St. George's, Grenada (Wikipedia)
The Atlantic Ocean, Bodies of Water
Source Grenada (Wikipedia)
The Caribbean, Regions
Source Grenada (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

St. George's, Cities
Source St. George's, Grenada (Wikipedia)
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Nationals Include

Dia Forrester

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Source Dia Forrester - WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Dia C. Forrester is a Grenadian lawyer practising in St. Kitts & Nevis and Grenada.

Site Of

Eastern Caribbean Central Bank

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Eastern Caribbean dollar

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Found There

Grenadines

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Source Wikidata: Grenadines
Lesser Antilles

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Source Wikidata: Lesser Antilles
Constitution of Grenada

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Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court

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Source Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States: Institutions of the OECS, Eastern Caribbean Supreme CourtInstitutions page, Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, member state Grenada
Quote, Institutions page, Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, member state Grenada
It is a superior court of record for nine Member States, six independent namely, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Law of Grenada

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Source List of national legal systems (Wikipedia)
Atlantic Tarpon

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Black-billed cuckoo

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Blue Marlin

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Cane Toad

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Common redshank

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Common Remora

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Common Starling

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Cryptostegia grandiflora

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Cuban Tree Frog

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Feral Goat

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Geoffroy's Tailless Bat

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Great Barracuda

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Green Sea Turtle

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Hawksbill Sea Turtle

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Humpback Anglerfish

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Leatherback Sea Turtle

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Lesser Yellowlegs

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Lined Seahorse

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Little Stint

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Loggerhead Sea Turtle

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Mahi-mahi

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Mangrove cuckoo

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Nine-banded Armadillo

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Ocean Sunfish

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Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

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Roseate Spoonbill

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Royal tern

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Slender Seahorse

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Swordfish

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Wild Boar

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Wood sandpiper

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Yellow Fever Mosquito

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Yellowfin Tuna

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Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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2. Grenada (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Introduction
    is an archipelagic country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean Sea
  • Infobox, capital
    St. Georges
  • Lead section
    Its size is 344 square kilometres (133 sq mi), with an estimated population of 114,621 in 2024.
  • Infobox, 2024 estimate
    114,621
  • Article text
    Independence was granted on 7 February 1974 under the leadership of Eric Gairy, who became the first prime minister of Grenada as a sovereign state.
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Wikidata: Grenada
Wikidata Q769, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source

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