| Country name: |
conventional long form:
none
conventional short form:
Grenada
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| Government type: |
constitutional monarchy with Westminster-style parliament
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| Administrative divisions: |
6 parishes and 1 dependency*; Carriacou and Petit Martinique*, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick
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| Independence: |
7 February 1974 (from UK)
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| National holiday: |
Independence Day, 7 February (1974)
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| Constitution: |
19 December 1973
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| Legal system: |
based on English common law
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| Suffrage: |
18 years of age; universal
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| Executive branch: |
chief of state:
Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General Daniel WILLIAMS (since 9 August 1996)
head of government:
Prime Minister Keith MITCHELL (since 22 June 1995)
cabinet:
Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister
elections:
none; the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; prime minister appointed by the governor general from among the members of the House of Assembly
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| Legislative branch: |
bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (a 13-member body, 10 appointed by the government and three by the leader of the opposition) and the House of Representatives (15 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections:
last held on 18 January 1999 (next to be held by NA October 2004)
election results:
House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NNP 14, GULP 1
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| Judicial branch: |
West Indies Associate States Supreme Court (an associate judge resides in Grenada)
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| Political parties and leaders: |
Grenada United Labor Party or GULP [Herbert PREUDHOMME]; National Democratic Congress or NDC [leader vacant]; New National Party or NNP [George McGUIRE]
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| Political pressure groups and leaders: |
NA
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| International organization participation: |
ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, LAES, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WTrO
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| Diplomatic representation in the US: |
chief of mission:
Ambassador Denis G. ANTOINE
chancery:
1701 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009
telephone:
[1] (202) 265-2561
consulate(s) general:
New York
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| Diplomatic representation from the US: |
chief of mission:
the ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Grenada
embassy:
Point Salines, Saint George's
mailing address:
P. O. Box 54, Saint George's, Grenada, West Indies
telephone:
[1] (473) 444-1173 through 1176
FAX:
[1] (473) 444-4820
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| Flag description: |
a rectangle divided diagonally into yellow triangles (top and bottom) and green triangles (hoist side and outer side), with a red border around the flag; there are seven yellow, five-pointed stars with three centered in the top red border, three centered in the bottom red border, and one on a red disk superimposed at the center of the flag; there is also a symbolic nutmeg pod on the hoist-side triangle (Grenada is the world's second-largest producer of nutmeg, after Indonesia); the seven stars represent the seven administrative divisions
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