Grenada Government 1997

Country name
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Grenada

Data code GJ

Government type parliamentary democracy

National capital Saint George's

Administrative divisions 6 parishes and 1 dependency*; Carriacou and Petit Martinique*, SaintAndrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick

Independence 7 February 1974 (from UK)

National holiday Independence Day, 7 February (1974)

Constitution 19 December 1973

Legal system based on English common law

Suffrage 18 years of age; universal

Executive branch
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II of the UK (since 6 February 1952), represented byGovernor General Daniel WILLIAMS (since 9 August 1996)
head of government: Prime Minister Keith MITCHELL (since 22 June 1995)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the primeminister
elections: none; the queen is a hereditary monarch; governor general appointedby the queen; prime minister appointed by the governor general from amongthe members of the House of Assembly

Legislative branch bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (a 13-member body, 10 appointedby the government and three by the leader of the opposition) and the Houseof Representatives (15 seats; members are elected by popular vote to servefive-year terms)
elections: last held on 20 June 1995 (next to be held by NA October 2000)
election results: House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party- NNP 8, NDC 5, GULP 2

Judicial branch West Indies Associate States Supreme Court, an associate judge residesin Grenada

Political parties and leaders National Democratic Congress or NDC [George BRIZAN]; Grenada UnitedLabor Party or GULP [Sir Eric GAIRY]; The National Party or TNP [Ben JONES];New National Party or NNP [Keith MITCHELL]; Maurice Bishop Patriotic Movementor MBPM [Terrence MARRYSHOW]; The Democratic Labor Party or DLP [Francis ALEXIS]

International organization participation ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA,IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, LAES, NAM,OAS, OECS, OPANAL, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WToO, WTrO

Diplomatic representation in the US
chief of mission: Ambassador Denis G. ANTOINE
chancery: 1701 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009
telephone: [1] (202) 265-2561

Diplomatic representation from the US
chief of mission : the ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Grenada; Charge d'AffairesDennis CARTER
embassy: Point Salines, Saint George's
mailing address: P. O. Box 54, Saint George's, Grenada, West Indies
telephone : [1] (809) 444-1173 through 1178
FAX: [1] (809) 444-4820

Flag description a rectangle divided diagonally into yellow triangles (top and bottom)and green triangles (hoist side and outer side) with a red border around theflag; there are seven yellow five-pointed stars with three centered in thetop red border, three centered in the bottom red border, and one on a reddisk superimposed at the center of the flag; there is also a symbolic nutmegpod on the hoist-side triangle (Grenada is the world's second-largest producerof nutmeg, after Indonesia); the seven stars represent the seven administrativedivisions

NOTE: The information regarding Grenada on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Grenada Government 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Grenada Government 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.