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Grenada
Grenada is a country in the Caribbean. About 111 000 people live there, in an area of 344 square kilometres. Its capital city is St. George's.
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Where is Grenada?
Grenada lies in the Caribbean, on the continent of Americas.
It sits in the northern half of the world, roughly 1 349 km from the equator.
Its coastline is about 121 km long.
It has no land neighbours — every border it has is with the sea.
How big is Grenada?
Grenada covers 344 square kilometres.
Luxembourg is about 7.5 times bigger.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 184th largest.
Spread everybody out evenly and you get about 324 people on every square kilometre.
That is busier than the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Who lives in Grenada?
About 111 000 people live in Grenada.
That is the 179th biggest population in the world.
People here speak English.
They pay with the Eastern Caribbean dollar ($).
On average, people born here can expect to live about 65 years.
The land of Grenada
Its coast runs for about 121 km. Walking it end to end, at twenty kilometres a day, would take roughly 6 days.
It lies inside the tropics, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes Grenada different?
A dish the country is known for: Oil Down.
Websites from here often end in .gd.
Grenada and the rest of the world
Fewer than one person in every thousand on Earth lives in Grenada.
It takes up less than a hundredth of one per cent of all the land in the world.
Within Americas the country ranks 34th of 35 by size, and 31st by population.
Nature and animals
The highest mountain in the country is Mount Saint Catherine, at 840 metres. The longest river in the country is the Great River.
Where this country lands in the record lists
How big is Grenada compared with the United States?
- The United States is about 27 246 times as big as Grenada: 9 372 610 km² against 344 km².
- The United Kingdom is about 706 times as big as Grenada: 242 900 km² against 344 km².
Questions children ask
What is the capital of Grenada?
The capital of Grenada is St. George's. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in Grenada?
About 111 000 people live in Grenada, which makes it the 179th most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
How big is Grenada?
Grenada covers 344 square kilometres, making it the 184th largest country in the world. Luxembourg is about 7.5 times bigger.
What is the highest mountain in Grenada?
The highest mountain in Grenada is Mount Saint Catherine, 840 metres above sea level. It is the country's highest point.
What is the longest river in Grenada?
The longest river in Grenada is the Great River.
Which continent is Grenada in?
Grenada is in Americas, in the part called the Caribbean.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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