Grenada People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 86,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate —0.5%

Nationality: noun—Grenadian(s); adjective—Grenadian

Ethnic divisions: mainly of black African descent

Religion: largely Roman Catholic; Anglican; other Protestant sects

Language: English (official); some French patois

Infant mortality rate: 16.7/1,000:1985)

Life expectancy: 69

Literacy: 85%

Labor force: 36,000 (1985); 31% services, 24% agriculture, 8% construction, 5%

manufacturing, 31% other; 85-40% unemployment (1985)

Organized labor: 80% of labor force

NOTE: The information regarding Grenada on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Grenada 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Grenada 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.