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General Information Area: 344.5 sq km (133 sq miles). Population: 100,100 (1998). Population Density: 290.6 per sq km. Capital: St George’s. Population: 4439 (1991). GEOGRAPHY: Grenada is located in the Caribbean. The island is of volcanic origin and is divided by a central mountain range. It is the most southerly of the Windward Islands. Agriculture is based on nutmeg, cocoa, sugar cane and bananas. Tropical rainforests, gorges and the stunning beauty of dormant volcanoes make this a fascinating and diverse landscape with some of the finest beaches in the world. Carriacou and some of the other small islands of the Grenadines are also part of Grenada. Government: Constitutional monarchy. Head of State: HM Queen Elizabeth II, represented locally by Governor-General Sir Daniel Williams since 1996. Head of Government: Prime Minister Keith Mitchell since 1995. Language: English. French patois is spoken by a minority. Religion: Roman Catholic 53 per cent, Anglican 14 per cent, as well as other smaller Protestant denominations. Time: GMT - 4. Electricity: 220/240 volts AC, 50Hz. Telephone Full IDD service. Country code: 1 473. No area codes are in use. Coin and telephone card payphones are available. Telephone cards can be purchased at the offices of Cable & Wireless Grenada and from other agents. Mobile telephone 800 MHz analog or TDMA network. Network provider is Cable & Wireless Caribbean Cellular (website: www.caribcell.com). Handsets can be hired. GSM 900/1900 network operated by Grenada Wireless Ventures has recently been established. Fax Cable & Wireless Grenada provide a service in St George’s. Internet Internet is widely available throughout Grenada. Main ISPs include Caribsurf (website: www.caribsurf.com). Telegram Cable & Wireless Grenada offer telegraphic services. Post The post office in St George’s (at Burns Point) is open Mon-Thurs 0800-1530, Fri 0800-1630 (closed weekends). Press All newspapers are in English, and are printed weekly or monthly. They include The Grenadian Voice, Grenada Today and Grenada Times. BBC World Service and Voice of America frequencies: From time to time these change. BBC (website: www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice): MHz 15.19 12.10 6.195 5.975 Voice of America (website: www.voa.gov): MHz 13.79 9.455 6.130 5.995 From www.columbusguides.com, Copyright © 2004 Highbury Columbus Travel Publishing Terms and Conditions apply.