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Description Gibraltar by rbd.me
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Carib Indians inhabited Grenada when COLUMBUS discovered the island in 1498, but it remained uncolonized for more than a century. The French settled Grenada in the 17th century, established sugar estates, and imported large numbers of African slaves. Britain took the island in 1762 and vigorously expanded sugar production. In the 19th century, cacao eventually surpassed sugar as the main export crop; in the 20th century, nutmeg became the leading export. In 1967, Britain gave Grenada autonomy over its internal affairs. Full independence was attained in 1974 making Grenada one of the smallest independent countries in the Western Hemisphere. Grenada was seized by a Marxist military council on 19 October 1983. Six days later the island was invaded by US forces and those of six other Caribbean nations, which quickly captured the ringleaders and their hundreds of Cuban advisers. Free elections were reinstituted the following year and have continued since that time. Hurricane Ivan struck Grenada in September of 2004 causing severe damage.
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Location
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Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
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Area - comparative
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twice the size of Washington, DC
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Natural resources Gibraltar
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volcanic in origin with central mountains
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Population Gibraltar
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the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada
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Religions Gibraltar
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black 82%, mixed black and European 13%, European and East Indian 5%, and trace of Arawak/Carib Amerindian
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Languages
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Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2%
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Education Gibraltar expenditures
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English (official), French patois
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Government Gibraltar type
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5.2% of GDP (2003)
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Independence
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6 parishes and 1 dependency*; Carriacou and Petite Martinique*, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick
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Gibraltar Economy - overview
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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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Investment Gibraltar
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3.7% (2007 est.)
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Industries Gibraltar
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178.7 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Airports Gibraltar
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