Grenada (pronounced /ɡrɪˈneɪdə/) is an island country and sovereign state 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.

Official name: Grenada

Capital: Saint George's

Population: 90,739 (July 2009 est.)

Area: 344 sq km

Coastline: 121 km

Religion:Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2%

Language: English (official), French patois

Ethnic groups: black 82%, mixed black and European 13%, European and East Indian 5%, and trace of Arawak/Carib Amerindian

Government: parliamentary democracy

Currency: East Caribbean dollar