GRENADA

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Grenada People

Country Name: Grenada

Capital City: Saint George's

Population: 89,971 (July 2007 est.)

Population Growth: 0.336% (2007 est.)

Currency: East Caribbean dollar (XCD)

Languages: English

Area:

Inflation Rate: 3% (2005 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 12.5% (2000)

Domain extension:

PEOPLE OF GRENADA

Age Structure 0-14 years:

32.8% (male 14,876/female 14,641)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

64.1% (male 30,522/female 27,137)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

3.1% (male 1,353/female 1,442) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

22.1 years

Median Age - male:

22.6 years

Median Age - female:

21.6 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

0.336% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

21.87 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

6.61 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

-11.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.016 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

1.125 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.938 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

1.082 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

65.21 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

63.38 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

67.05 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

Nationality:

Grenadian(s)

Ethnic Groups:

black 82%, mixed black and European 13%, European and East Indian 5%, and trace of Arawak/Carib Amerindian

Religions:

Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2%

Languages:

English (official), French patois