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Grenada is an island country located between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago. It is located at . There are no large inland bodies of water on the island, which consists entirely of the state of Grenada. The coastline is 121&nbsp;km long. The island has 15 constituencies and speaks English and Grenadian Creole. It is volcanic in origin and its topography is mountainous.

Natural resources include timber, tropical fruit and deepwater harbours.

Grenada and its largely uninhabited outlying territories are the most southerly of the Windward Islands. The Grenadine Islands chain consists of some 600 islets; those south of the Martinique Channel belong to Grenada, while those north of the channel are part of the nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Some of the drainage features on Grenada remain from its volcanic past. Intellicast.com

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Statistics

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; Area:

:* Total: 348.5 km²

:* Land: 344 km²

; Maritime claims:

:* Territorial sea:

:* Exclusive economic zone: and

; Land use:

:* Arable land: 8.82%

:* Permanent crops: 20.59%

:* Other: 70.59% (2012 est.)

; Irrigated land:

: 2.19 km² (2003)

; Natural hazards:

: Lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November

; Extreme points

  • Northernmost point – Gun Point, Carriacou
  • Northernmost point (Grenada only) - Tanga Langue, Saint Patrick Parish
  • Easternmost point – east coast of Petite Martinique island
  • Easternmost point (Grenada only) - Artiste Point, Saint Andrew Parish
  • Southernmost point – Glover Island, Saint George Parish
  • Southernmost point (Grenada only) - Prickly Point, Saint George Parish
  • Westernmost point – Point Salines, Saint George Parish
  • Highest point – Mount Saint Catherine: 840 m
  • Lowest point – Caribbean Sea: 0 m

; Environment - international agreements:

: Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling

; Geography - note:

: The administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (northern Grenadines) and Grenada (southern Grenadines)

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See also

  • Grenadines
  • List of cities in Grenada
  • List of islands of Grenada
  • List of rivers of Grenada
  • List of volcanoes in Grenada
  • Parishes of Grenada

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