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Grenada
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Area
land
344 sq km
water
0 sq km
total
344 sq km
Climate
tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds
Terrain
volcanic in origin with central mountains
Land use
other
24.4% (2023 est.)
forest
52.1% (2023 est.)
agricultural land
23.5% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 8.8% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 11.8% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 2.9% (2023 est.)
Location
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Coastline
121 km
Elevation
lowest point
Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point
Mount Saint Catherine 840 m
Irrigated land
20 sq km (2012)
Map references
Central America and the Caribbean
Land boundaries
total
0 km
Maritime claims
territorial sea
12 nm
exclusive economic zone
200 nm
Natural hazards
lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November volcanism: Mount Saint Catherine (840 m) is on the island of Grenada; Kick 'em Jenny, an active submarine volcano (seamount) on the Caribbean Sea floor, lies about 8 km (5 mi) north of Grenada; these two volcanoes are at the southern end of the volcanic island arc of the Lesser Antilles that extends to the Dutch dependency of Saba in the north
Natural resources
timber, tropical fruit
Area - comparative
twice the size of Washington, D.C.
Geographic coordinates
12 07 N, 61 40 W
Population distribution
approximately one third of the population is found in the capital of St. George's; the island's population is concentrated along the coast