Place:Grenada

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NameGrenada
Alt namesGranadasource: UN Terminology Bulletin (1993) p 54
Grenadesource: UN Terminology Bulletin (1993) p 54
Isle of Spicesource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) V, 486-487
GDsource: Abbreviation
TypeNation
Coordinates12.117°N 61.667°W
Contained Places
Local council
Carriacou
Petite Martinique
Saint John
Saint Mark
Parish
Saint Andrew
Saint David
Saint George
Saint Patrick
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Grenada is an island country and Commonwealth realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea. Grenada is located northwest of Trinidad and Tobago, northeast of Venezuela, and southwest of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Grenada is also known as the "Island of Spice" because of the production of nutmeg and mace crops of which Grenada is one of the world's largest exporters. Its size is , with an estimated population of 110,000. Its capital is St. George's. The national bird of Grenada is the critically endangered Grenada Dove.

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