Grenada Capitals

The capital city of Grenada is St. George’s. The location of the town is on a horseshoe-shaped harbor. A hillside of an old volcano crater also surrounds the city. The French founded St George’s town in 1650. St. George’s city was formerly known as “Ville de Fort Royal”. It was built on the eastern edge of the harbor and was initially occupied by the French. When Grenada was ceded by Great Britain in 1763 by the Treaty of Paris, the new administration changed the name of the town from Fort Royal to St. George’s. The city was named after King George III of England.

The population of St. George’s is around 4,500. Although St. George’s is a city, the natural landscape surrounding its urban area is very much intact. Many spices are grown in and around the city. These crops include nutmeg, cinnamon, clove, and sugar cane. The people of Grenada happen to be farmers who live in the metropolitan farmland areas.

The city of St. George’s is home to many institutions, including St. George’s University School of Medicine. St George’s is also home to a number of tourist attractions. These include waterfalls such as St. Margaret’s Falls and St. George’s Roman Catholic cathedral, which was built in 1818. Fort George and the Grenada National Museum draw many tourists every year resulting in the growth of the nation’s economy.

St. George’s city enjoys a tropical humid savanna climate. The city has two seasons within a year – the dry season and the rainy season. The dry season runs from January to May and the rainy season starts from June and lasts until the end of the year. During the dry season, the city also experiences spells of rain which can last about five minutes. The town’s average temperature is around 30 degrees Celsius.

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Published on 2019-11-06


Capital	St. George's
Languages	English (official), French patois
Ethnic Groups	African descent 82.4%, mixed 13.3%, East Indian 2.2%, other 1.3%, unspecified 0.9% (2011 est.)
Religion	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.)
Government	Parliamentary democracy (Parliament); a Commonwealth realm
Independance	7 February 1974 (from the UK)
Area	344.00 km²
Land Area	344.00 km²
Population	111,219.00 Approximately one-third of the population is found in the capital of St. George's; the island's population is concentrated along the coast
Location	Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
GDP(PPP)	$1,511,000,000.00 (USD)
GDP (Per Capita)	$14,100.00 (USD)
Export Partners	Its major export partners are Nigeria, St. Lucia and Antigua and Barbuda.
Export Commodities	Its main exports are nutmeg, bananas, cocoa, and fruit and vegetables.
Import Partners	Its major import partners are Trinidad and Tobago and the United States.
Import Commodities	Its major imports include food, manufactured goods, and machinery.
Climate	Tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds
Terrain	Volcanic in origin with central mountains
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