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Grenada Government 1996
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Administrative divisions:
6 parishes and 1 dependency*; Carriacou and Petit Martinique*, Saint Andrew,
Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick
7 February 1974 (from UK)
Independence Day, 7 February (1974)
based on English common law
18 years of age; universal
Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General
Reginald Oswald PALMER (since 6 August 1992)
Prime Minister George BRIZAN (since 1 February 1994)
Cabinet; appointed by the governor general on advice of the prime minister
consists of a 13-member body, 10 appointed by the government and 3 by the
Leader of the Opposition
House of Representatives:
elections last held on 13 March 1990 (next to be held by NA July 1995);
results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (15 total) NDC 7, GULP 4, TNP
2, NNP 2
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Political parties and leaders:
National Democratic Congress (NDC), George BRIZAN; Grenada United Labor
Party (GULP), Sir Eric GAIRY; The National Party (TNP), Ben JONES; New
National Party (NNP), Keith MITCHELL; Maurice Bishop Patriotic Movement
(MBPM), Terrence MARRYSHOW
ACP, C, CARICOM, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, GATT, 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, WTO
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Diplomatic representation in US:
Ambassador Denneth MODESTE
1701 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009
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US diplomatic representation:
(vacant); Charge d'Affaires Ollie P. ANDERSON, Jr.
Point Salines, Saint George's
P. O. Box 54, Saint George's, Grenada, W.I.
[1] (809) 444-1173 through 1178
a rectangle divided diagonally into yellow triangles (top and bottom) and
green triangles (hoist side and outer side) with a red border around the
flag; there are seven yellow five-pointed stars with three centered in the
top red border, three centered in the bottom red border, and one on a red
disk superimposed at the center of the flag; there is also a symbolic nutmeg
pod on the hoist-side triangle (Grenada is the world's second-largest
producer of nutmeg, after Indonesia); the seven stars represent the seven
administrative divisions
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