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Location Information:
Grenadais 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.
Grenada is also known as the "Island
of Spice" due to the production of
nutmeg and mace crops of which
Grenada is one of the world's
largest exporters.
Its size is 344 square kilometres
(133 sq mi), with an estimated
population of 110,000. Its capital
is St. George's. The national bird
of Grenada is the critically
endangered Grenada Dove.
Tourism is Grenada’s main economic
force. Conventional beach and
water-sports tourism is largely
focused in the southwest region
around St Georges, the airport and
the coastal strip; however,
ecotourism is growing in
significance. Most of these small
ecofriendly guesthouses are located
in the Saint David and Saint John
parishes. You will find a lot of
different accommodations from luxury
like the Spice Island Beach Resort
to small cottages resorts like Mango
Bay Cottages.The tourism industry is
increasing dramatically with the
construction of a large cruise ship
pier and esplanade. Up to 4 cruise
ships per day were visiting St.
Georges in 2007–8 during the cruise
ship season.
The
island has also pioneered the
cultivation of organic cocoa which
is also processed into finished bars
by the Grenada Chocolate Company.
Tourism is concentrated in the
southwest of the island, around St.
Georges, Grand Anse, Lance Aux
Epines, and Point Salines. Grenada
has many idyllic beaches around its
coastline including the 3 km (1.9
mi) long Grand Anse Beach in St
George's which is considered to be
one of the finest beaches in the
world, and often appears in
countdowns of the world's top 10
beaches
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