Grenada
 Keyfacts
POPULATION (Census 2001): 102,632
AREA: 344 sq km
CAPITAL: St George's
LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION TO GDP: -
CURRENCY: East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
HEAD OF STATE: HM Queen Elizabeth II
GOVERNOR-GENERAL: Sir Carlyle Glean
HEAD OF GOVERNMENT: Prime Minister Tillman Thomas
FORM OF GOVERNMENT: constitutional monarchy
PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM: bicameral parliamentary democracy
STATE STRUCTURE: unitary
LANGUAGES: English (official)
NATIONAL ELECTIONS: last: July 2008; turnout: 80.3%; next: 2013
LOCAL ELECTIONS: There is no elected local government
Summary
Grenada is a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy with no local
government. The constitution does not make any general provision for local government; however it does state that there should be a local government council on the two-island dependency of Carriacou and Petite Martinique.
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