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and TV stations Radios: 23,000 (1991 est.) Television broadcast stations: one publicly-owned radio and television station (nationwide) and some local radio and TV stations Televisions: 12,000 (1991 est.) @Greenland:Transportation Railways: 0 km Highways: total: 150 km paved: 60 km unpaved: 90 km Ports and harbors: Kangerluarsoruseq, Kangerlussuaq, Nanortalik, Narsarsuaq, Nuuk (Godthab), Sisimiut Merchant marine: none Airports: 10 (1997 est.) Airports-with paved runways: total: 7 over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 2 (1997 est.) Airports-with unpaved runways: total: 3 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 2 (1997 est.) @Greenland:Military Military-note: defense is the responsibility of Denmark @Greenland:Transnational Issues Disputes-international: none ______________________________________________________________________ GRENADA @Grenada:Geography Location: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago Geographic coordinates: 12 07 N, 61 40 W Map references: Central America and the Caribbean Area: total: 340 sq km land: 340 sq km water: 0 sq km Area-comparative: twice the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 121 km Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm Climate: tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds Terrain: volcanic in origin with central mountains Elevation extremes: lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Mount Saint Catherine 840 m Natural resources: timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors Land use: arable land: 15% permanent crops: 18% permanent pastures: 3% forests and woodland: 9% other: 55% (1993 est.) Irrigated land: NA sq km Natural hazards: lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November Environment-current issues: NA Environment-international agreements: party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements Geography-note: the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada @Grenada:People Population: 96,217 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 43% (male 21,077; female 20,378) 15-64 years: 52% (male 26,959; female 23,403) 6
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