Grenada

Grenada consists of several islands, some of them uninhabited. The main island, also called Grenada, is a mountainous island 140 km north of Trinidad and Tobago on the border of the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. The two next biggest islands, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, are 40‐50 km north from the main island. All three islands are volcanic in origin, but the volcanoes are, currently, not active. The only active volcano in the area is called Kick'em Jenny, a submarine volcano. Grenada's highest point is Mount St. Catherine, 840 m above sea level.

The climate of Grenada is tropical, with a cooler and dryer season from January to May and a hot and rainy season from June to December. The average annual rainfall is around 1 500 mm, and on the lower areas of the main island at about 2 000 mm. However, February, March and April see rainfall of below 70 mm. -—
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—- The area around the highest point, St. Catherine volcano, receives even more rain, 3 500 mm annually. Carriacou and Petite Martinique are a bit dryer with less than 1 500 mm of rain per year. The average temperature is very stable, with lows around 22‐24 °C and highs around 30‐31 °C. Monthly average temperatures vary only little between 26 to 28 °C -—
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—-. The sea water temperature ranges from 27 to 29 °C. Grenada is rarely affected by hurricanes.

Tourism plays an important role in Grenada's economy ‐ since 2018, Grenada has attracted about 0.5 million tourist arrivals each year leading to an inbound tourism expenditure of about 46 per cent over GDP -—
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—-. Services, including tourism, form the largest economic sector with about an 80 per cent share of GDP -—
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—-. Important infrastructural investments and projects related to tourism have been recently reflected in the growth of the construction sector in Grenada. Another central industry is the production of spices, especially nutmeg and mace. Grenada is sometimes called the 'spice island', as it is one of the biggest producers of nutmeg in the world. The main export partners include the United States of America, Japan, Dominica, Saint Lucia and Saint Kitts and Nevis -—
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Grenada's culture is heavily influenced by the African roots of its population, although British and French influence in visible in food and cooking styles. The national dish 'oildown' is prepared by cooking with coconut milk until the milk has been completely absorbed. The dish includes a mixture of salted pigtail, pig's feet (trotters), salt beef and chicken, dumplings made from flour and some breadfruit, green banana, yam and potatoes. Music played is typically soca, calypso, reggae or rap.