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try code: .gd Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 14 (2000) Internet users: 2,000 (2000) Grenada Transportation Railways: 0 km Highways: total: 1,040 km paved: 638 km unpaved: 402 km (1996) Waterways: none Ports and harbors: Grenville, Saint George's Merchant marine: none (2000 est.) Airports: 3 (2000 est.) Airports - with paved runways: total: 3 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.) Grenada Military Military branches: Royal Grenada Police Force (includes Special Service Unit), Coast Guard Military expenditures - dollar figure: $NA Military expenditures - percent of GDP: NA% Grenada Transnational Issues Disputes - international: none Illicit drugs: small-scale cannabis cultivation; lesser transshipment point for marijuana and cocaine to US ====================================================================== @Guadeloupe Guadeloupe Introduction Background: Guadeloupe has been a French possession since 1635. The island of Saint-Martin is divided with the Netherlands (whose southern portion is named Sint Maarten and is part of the Netherlands Antilles). Guadeloupe Geography Location: Caribbean, islands in the eastern Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico Geographic coordinates: 16 15 N, 61 35 W Map references: Central America and the Caribbean Area: total: 1,780 sq km land: 1,706 sq km water: 74 sq km note: Guadeloupe is an archipelago of nine inhabited islands, including Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Desirade, Iles des Saintes (2), Saint-Barthelemy, Iles de la Petite Terre, and Saint-Martin (French part of the island of Saint Martin Area - comparative: 10 times the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries: total: 10.2 km border countries: Netherlands Antilles (Sint Maarten) 10.2 km Coastline: 306 km Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM Climate: subtropical tempered by trade winds; moderately high humidity Terrain: Basse-Terre is volcanic in origin with interior mountains; Grande-Terre is low limestone formation; most of the seven other islands are volcanic in origin Elevation extremes: lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Soufriere 1,467 m Natural resources: cultivable land, beaches and climate that foster tourism Land use: arable land: 14% permanent crops: 4%
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