Grenada: flag, capital, currency and history

Grenada is a country in Caribbean, the Americas. Its capital is St. George's. The currency is the Eastern Caribbean dollar. Languages spoken include English.

Quick facts about Grenada

Official name: Grenada
Capital: St. George's
Region: Americas, Caribbean
Currency: Eastern Caribbean dollar (XCD, $)
Languages: English
Calling code: +1473
Internet domain: .gd
Area: 344 km² (133 sq mi)
Land borders: None (island or surrounded by water)
Demonym: Grenadian
National day: Independence Day, February 7

Flag of Grenada

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History of Grenada

Grenada was inhabited by Arawak and later Carib peoples before European contact. Christopher Columbus sighted the island in 1498, but lasting European settlement began with the French in 1650. Britain gained control under the Treaty of Paris in 1763, and sugar plantations worked by enslaved Africans shaped the colonial economy. Slavery was abolished in the British Empire in the 1830s. Grenada became an associated state in 1967 and gained independence in 1974. A revolution in 1979 and a United States-led intervention in 1983 marked its later history. St. George's is the capital.

Key dates

1498Christopher Columbus sights the island during his third voyage.
1650French settlers establish the first European colony on Grenada.
1763Britain gains Grenada from France under the Treaty of Paris.
1967Grenada becomes a self-governing associated state of the United Kingdom.
1974Grenada becomes independent on 7 February.
1979The New Jewel Movement seizes power in a revolution.
1983A United States-led intervention follows an internal power struggle.