Countries
Key facts
- Capital
- St. George's
- Region
- Americas, Caribbean
- Population
- 117,303 (2025)
- Area
- 344 km²
- Currency
- Eastern Caribbean dollar (XCD)
- Languages
- English
- Calling code
- +1-473
- Internet domain
- .gd
- ISO codes
- GD, GRD, 308
- Time zone
- UTC-4:00
- United Nations
- Member state
Land and position
Grenada covers about 344 square kilometres. By area it ranks 213th among the 250 countries and territories on this site. It is a little smaller than United States Virgin Islands and a little larger than Caribbean Netherlands. It has no land border with any other country. Its centre lies at about 12° north, 62° west, in the northern hemisphere.
People
About 117,303 people live in Grenada (World Bank, 2025). That makes it the 195th most populous of the 246 places on this site with a figure. On average there are 341 people to each square kilometre. About 37 percent of people live in towns and cities (World Bank, 2025). A baby born there can expect to live about 75 years (World Bank, 2024). Languages listed for it: English. A person from Grenada is called Grenadian.
Money and economy
The currency is the Eastern Caribbean dollar (code XCD, symbol $). It is also the main currency of Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The World Bank puts the size of its economy (GDP) at about US$ 1.42 billion (2025), which is about US$ 12,107 for each person (2025).
Time
Grenada uses one time zone, UTC-4:00 (America/Grenada). Clocks stay the same all year: there is no daylight saving time.
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Largest cities
| City | People |
|---|---|
| Saint George's | 7,500 |
City figures are from GeoNames and count the city itself, not the wider urban area. They can be some years old, so use them to see the order of size.
More in Caribbean
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Caribbean Netherlands, Cayman Islands. See the whole region.
Figures were collected on 11 November 2026 from the World Bank, GeoNames and the open countries data set. See About and data sources. Borders and names follow those sources and do not express any view on disputed territory.