Grenada - Geography

Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Grenada. The administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada. Mother's mean age at first birth is (), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is 21 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)

Geographical data of Grenada
Location Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Geographic coordinates 12 07 N, 61 40 W
Map references Central America and the Caribbean
Tarrain volcanic in origin with central mountains
Natural Resources timber, tropical fruit
Natural Hazards

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

volcanism: Mount Saint Catherine (840 m) lies on the island of Grenada; Kick 'em Jenny, an active submarine volcano (seamount) on the Caribbean Sea floor, lies about 8 km north of the island of Grenada; these two volcanoes are at the southern end of the volcanic island arc of the Lesser Antilles that extends up to the Netherlands dependency of Saba in the north

Irrigated Land 20 sq km (2012)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Major aquifers
Land Boundaries 0 km
Border Countries
Coastline 121 km
Climate tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds
Area
Total Area
Land Area 344 sq km
Water Area 0 sq km
comparative Area twice the size of Washington, DC
Maritime Claims
Territorial sea 12 nm
Exclusive economic zone 200 nm
Elevations
Highest point Mount Saint Catherine 840 m
Lowest point Caribbean Sea 0 m
Land Use
Agricultural land 32.3% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 8.8% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 20.6% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 2.9% (2018 est.)
Forest 50% (2018 est.)
Other 17.7% (2018 est.)
Population Distribution

Approximately one-third of the population is found in the capital of St. George's; the island's population is concentrated along the coast

People and Society

In Grenada, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: African descent 82.4%, mixed 13.3%, East Indian 2.2%, other 1.3%, unspecified 0.9% (2011 est.)

Population
Pop growth rate 0.27% (2024 est.)
Birth rate 13.3 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Death rate 8.4 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Health expenditure 5.8% of GDP (2020)
Physicians Density
Hospital bed Density 3.6 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Total fertility rate 1.9 children born/woman (2024 est.)
Gross reproduction rate 0.91 (2024 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate NA
Est married women (ages 15-49) 41.3% (2023 est.)
Literacy age 15 and over can read and write
Education expenditures 3.6% of GDP (2018 est.)
Net Migration rate -2.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Nationality Grenadian | Grenadian(s)
Languages English (official), French patois
Religions Protestant 49.2% (includes Pentecostal 17.2%, Seventh Day Adventist 13.2%, Anglican 8.5%, Baptist 3.2%, Church of God 2.4%, Evangelical 1.9%, Methodist 1.6%, other 1.2%), Roman Catholic 36%, Jehovah's Witness 1.2%, Rastafarian 1.2%, other 5.5%, none 5.7%, unspecified 1.3% (2011 est.)
Age Structure
0-14 years 21.9% (male 13,095/female 12,003)
15-64 years 65.3% (male 38,129/female 36,726)
65 years and over 12.8% (2024 est.) (male 6,944/female 7,724)
Dependency Ratios
Total dependency ratio 51.3
Youth dependency ratio 36.4
Elderly dependency ratio 14.9
Potential support ratio 6.7 (2021 est.)
Median Age
Total 35.4 years (2024 est.)
Male 35.2 years
Female 35.7 years
Urbanization
Urban population 37.1% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 0.86% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 39,000 SAINT GEORGE'S (capital) (2018).
Sex Ratio
At birth 1.1 male(s)/female
0-14 years 1.09 male(s)/female
15-64 years 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.9 male(s)/female
Total population 1.03 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
Infant Motality
Total 9 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)
Male 8.6 deaths/1,000 live births
Female 9.5 deaths/1,000 live births
Life Expectancy at birth
Total population 76.3 years (2024 est.)
Male 73.7 years
Female 79.1 years
Drinking Water Sources
Improved: total total: 96.8% of population
Unimproved: total total: 3.2% of population (2017 est.)
Sanitation facility acess
Improved: urban urban: NA
Improved: rural rural: NA
Improved: total total: 93.7% of population
Unimproved: urban urban: NA
Unimproved: rural rural: NA
Unimproved: total total: 6.3% of population (2020 est.)
Alcohol consumption per capita
Total 8.62 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Beer 3.54 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Wine 0.56 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Spirits 4.21 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Other alcohols 0.31 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Demographic profile
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Grenada is found in Caribbean