Grenada


 * Grenada **

Introduction The island of Grenada is located on the south side of the Caribbean Islands. The Grenada Island was first found by Christopher Columbus and was inhabited by the Caribbean then. Later the French settled in Grenada and set up sugar plantation. They even brought in a massive population of African slaves. In 1762 the British took over Grenada and expanded the sugar plantation vigorously. Soon cacao took the place of main crop by overthrowing the sugar plantation. In 1974 they finally attained their full independence. In the following years they got to have free elections and continued from then on, but still they have suffered a lot from the Hurricane Ivan in 2004.

Geography Grenada is located between the Caribbean and the Atlantic. The area of the island is 344 sq km. Grenada is an island nation and so it has no land boundaries.