Grenada

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Grenada

Demographics
Population:	124,000
GDP (million):	2,300
GDP p/cap.:	11,400
Life expectancy:	72.8
Development Index:	.748

Government
Democracy Index:	N/A
Corruption Index:	3.4

More
Education Index:	0.884
Religiosity:	N/A

Grenada is a tiny island nation in the Eastern Caribbean known primarily for exporting nutmeg. Its first leader after independence from Britain in 1974 was the autocratic UFO enthusiast Sir^{[note 1]} Eric Gairy. A Marxist government came to power in a coup d'état while Gairy was abroad and stayed in office for 4½ years, until Ronald Reagan ordered U.S. Marines to invade the islands.

The US administration believed that a Cuban and Soviet "plot" to build a new airport in a country with fewer residents than Allentown, Pennsylvania, posed an egregious threat to the safety and national security of the world's greatest superpower. Multiparty politics were re-established in late 1984, and Grenada has been more-or-less democratic since then. They learned their lesson from the Empire and have not elected a left-wing government since the ill-fated revolution.

Human rights[edit]

Homosexuality is illegal in Grenada. Same-sex sexual activity between men is criminalized under the Criminal Code, with penalties of up to ten years' imprisonment.^[1] Although these laws are not generally enforced, instances of intimidation, harassment, and stigmatization of sexual and gender minorities are commonplace.^[2]

Grenada does not recognize same-sex marriage or partnerships.^[1]

There are no legal protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in Grenada.^[1]

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