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]

## Notes[edit]

1. ↑ Knighted on the recommendation of… himself.

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1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://www.equaldex.com/region/grenada LGBT Rights in Granada (accessed January 13, 2025)
2. ↑ They Can Harass Us Because of the Laws Human Rights Watch, 2023