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Time Zone: UK?4.

Capital City: St George's.

International Airports: Point Salines.

Languages: English.

Telephone Code: 1 473

Population: 102,000

Area: 133 sq miles. 344 sq kilometres.

Climate: Tropical marine type; hot all year with average temperature 80°F moderated by cooling sea breezes. It is hottest and most humid in the summer rainy season (June?Dec) when it can rain heavily, usually in short showers. Jan?May is the dry season. The Caribbean tropical storm and hurricane season runs (officially) between June?Nov, with storms most likely to occur Aug?Sep.

Currency: Eastern Caribbean Dollar (XCD 1 = 100 cents).

Notes: XCD: 5, 10, 20, 50, 100.

Coins: XCD: 1. Cents: 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50.

Electricity: 220/240V AC 50Hz.

Hotel Classification: There is no official hotel classification system in Grenada. The American Automobile Association (AAA) operates a voluntary scheme similar to that used by our own AA/RAC. This awards diamonds on a scale from 1 up to 5. AAA gradings are very strict and are usually equivalent to the next highest category (so a 3-diamond hotel is probably equivalent to a normal 4 star). Where properties subscribe to AAA their diamond ratings are given here. Otherwise our usual arbitrary categories of £ up to £££££ are given based on rack rates, facilities and perceived quality which equate to the commonly used 1- to 5-star system.

UK Tourist Office: Grenada Board of Tourism

1 Battersea Church Road, London SW11 3LY

Tel: 020 7771 7016 Fax: 020 7771 7181

Website: www.grenadagrenadines.com

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