GREENLAND (Continued)
Suffrage: universal, but not compulsory, over age 21
Elections: held every four years
Political parties: Siumut—leading party in present government with 13 seats (moderate socialist, advocating more distinct Greenland identity and greater autonomy from Denmark); the Atassut Party, which controls the remaining eight seats, is more conservative, favors continuing close relations with Denmark and the EC; Sulissartut Partiat, the political wing of the Greenland labor movement; and the Inuit Atagatigik, a Marxist-Leninist party favoring complete independence from Denmark rather than home rule
ECONOMY
GNP: included in that of Denmark
Agriculture: arable areas largely in hay; sheep grazing; garden produce
Fishing: catch 82,000 tons (1979); exports $53.7 million (1978)
Major industries: mining, slaughtering, fishing, sealing
Electric power: 77,000 kW capacity (1980); 125 million k Wh produced (1980), 2,500 k Wh per capita
Exports: $101.4 million (f.o.b., 1978); fish and fish products, metallic ores and concentrates
Imports: $177.8 million (c.i.f., 1978); petroleum and petroleum products, machinery and transport equipment, food products
Major trade partners: (1978) Denmark 67.2%, US 7.9%, Finland 5.3%, West Germany 5.3%, UK 5.3%
Monetary conversion rate: 5.6359 Danish Kroner=US$1 (1980)
Fiscal year: calendar year beginning 1 January 1979
COMMUNICATIONS
Railroads: none
Highways: 80 km
Ports: 7 major, 16 minor
Civil air: 2 major transport aircraft
Airfields: 12 total, 7 usable; 4 with permanent-surface runways; 3 with runways 2,440-3,659 m, 2 with runways 1,220-2,439 m
Telecommunications: adequate domestic and international service provided by cables and radio relay; 9,000 telephones (18.4 per 100 popl.); 9 AM, 11 FM, and 2 TV stations; 2 coaxial submarine cables; 1 Atlantic Ocean satellite station
DEFENSE FORCES
Military manpower: included with Denmark
GRENADA
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LAND
344 km2 (Grenada and southern Grenadines); 44% cultivated, 4% pastures, 12% forests, 17% unused but potentially productive, 23% built on, wasteland, other
WATER
Limits of territorial waters (claimed): 12 nm (economic including fishing 200 nm)
Coastline: 121 km
PEOPLE
Population: 109,000 (July 1982), average annual growth rate 1.0%
Nationality: noun—Grenadian(s); adjective—Grenadian
Ethnic divisions: mainly of African-Negro descent
Religion: Church of England; other Protestant sects; Roman Catholic
Language: English; some French patois
Literacy: unknown
Labor force: 36,000 (1978, est.); 40% agriculture
Organized labor: 33% of labor force
GOVERNMENT
Official name: Grenada
Type: independent state since February 1974, recognizes Elizabeth 11 as Chief of State
Capital: St. Georges
Political subdivisions: 6 parishes
Legal system: based on English common law
National holiday: Independence Day, 7 February
Branches: following the 13 March 1979 coup, led by New Jewel Movement leader Maurice Bishop, constitution suspended on 25 March 1979 and replaced by People's Laws; three-man electoral commission appointed; elections unscheduled
Government leaders: Prime Minister Maurice BISHOP; UK Governor General Paul SCOON
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