Grenada: Flag and Facts
Grenada's flag has yellow and green triangles inside a wide red border, with seven yellow stars and a small nutmeg pod on the left green triangle.
- Capital
- St. George's
- Region
- Caribbean
- Population
- 114,621 (2024)
- Languages
- English
- Currency
- Eastern Caribbean dollar
- Area
- 344 km² (133 sq mi)
- People
- Grenadian
- Calling code
- +1473
- Highest point
- Mount Saint Catherine 840 m
- Independence
- 7 February 1974 (from the UK)
- National symbols
- Grenada dove, bougainvillea flower
- Borders
- No land borders
About Grenada
Three stars sit on the top border and three on the bottom. The seventh, larger one rests in the middle on a red disk and stands for the capital, St. George's. Together the stars match the country's administrative divisions. Yellow means sunshine and friendly people, green means plants and farming, and red means harmony, unity and courage.
Caribs lived on the island when Columbus landed in 1498, yet no one colonized it for more than a century. French settlers set up sugar estates in the 17th century using enslaved Africans. Britain took over in 1762. Cacao later beat sugar as the top export, and in the 20th century nutmeg took the lead, which explains the pod on the flag. Independence came on 7 February 1974.
Did you know?
- The Grenada dove and the bougainvillea flower are national symbols.
- Mount Saint Catherine is the highest point in Grenada at 840 meters.
- Grenada covers 344 square kilometers, roughly two Washington, D.C.s.
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Questions about Grenada
What is the capital of Grenada?
St. George's, with about 39,000 residents.
What currency does Grenada use?
The Eastern Caribbean dollar.
Sources
- CIA World Factbook, checked October 8, 2026
- REST Countries data (mledoze/countries), checked October 8, 2026
- Flag artwork: flag-icons (MIT), checked October 8, 2026
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