This is the home page for the Grenada/Canada Social and Cultural Association of Calgary.



Grenada's 38th Anniversary of Independence Dinner and Dance
will be held on Saturday February 04, 2012
at Marlborough Community Association, 636 Marlborough Way N.E.

Cocktails at 6:30 pm
Dinner at 7:30 pm

Dress: Semi Formal

Music by DJ - RNR Sound

Cost: $45.00

Special Cultural performances

Call 403 899-2209 for more information and tickets.

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Here is some information about Grenada.

Capital	Saint George's
Total Area	131.27 sq mi 340.00 sq km (twice the size of Washington, DC)
Population	89,227 (July 2001 est.)
Est. Population in 2050	87,136
Languages	English (official), French patois
Literacy	98.0% total, 98.0% male, 98% female (1970 est.)
Religions	Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2%
Life Expectancy	62.74 male, 66.31 female (2001 est.)
Government Type	constitutional monarchy with Westminster-style parliament
Currency	1 East Caribbean dollar (EC$) = 100 cents
GDP (per capita)	$4,400 (2000 est.)
Industry	food and beverages, textiles, light assembly operations, tourism, construction
Agriculture	bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, mace, citrus, avocados, root crops, sugarcane, corn, vegetables
Arable Land	15%
Natural Resources	timber, tropical