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Customer Service Catalog Request American Flag Etiquette Product Index View Cart/Checkout » Custom Flags, Banners & Signs » US Flags - Nylon » US Flags - Polyester » US Flags - Cotton » US Flags - Interment » US Flags - Rayon (FEDART GLO) » US Indoor/Parade Flags & Poles » State Indoor/Parade Flags & Poles » State & Territory Flags - Nylon » State & Territory Flags - Polyester » Military Service Flags » Flag Display Cases » US Government Agency Flags » Religious Flags » Residential Flagpoles » Historic Flags, Bunting, Books » International Flags » Texas State Flags » Government Buyers » Flag Construction Facts » American Flag Etiquette » Folding The American Flag » History of the Stars & Stripes » Speaking Engagements Epic Flags is a Proud Member of the Better Business Bureau Click the BBB logo below to view our information on file with the Better Business Bureau.   Home > International Flags > Grenada Flags > Grenada Flag 4' X 6' Grenada Flag 4' X 6', Outdoor Flag Description: a rectangle divided diagonally into yellow triangles (top and bottom) and green triangles (hoist side and outer side), with a red border around the flag; there are seven yellow, five-pointed stars with three centered in the top red border, three centered in the bottom red border, and one on a red disk superimposed at the center of the flag; there is also a symbolic nutmeg pod on the hoist-side triangle (Grenada is the world's second-largest producer of nutmeg, after Indonesia); the seven stars represent the seven administrative divisions Introduction Grenada Background: One of the smallest independent countries in the western hemisphere, Grenada was seized by a Marxist military council on 19 October 1983. Six days later the island was invaded by US forces and those of six other Caribbean nations, which quickly captured the ringleaders and their hundreds of Cuban advisers. Free elections were reinstituted the following year. Geography Grenada 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: 344 sq km land: 344 sq km water: 0 sq km Area - comparative: twice the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 121 km Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 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: 5.88% permanent crops: 29.41% other: 64.71% (2001) 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, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, 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 Flag 4' X 6' grenadaflag4x6 Related Products Grenada Flag 3' X 5' | Grenada Flag 4' X 6' < Return To Previous Page      ^ Return to Top of Page We Accept:          [Customer Service] [Contact Us] [Catalog Request] [View Flag Index] [View Cart/Checkout] [Main Page] Epic Flags offers High Quality American Flags, Flags for the 50 States, Flag Sets for Parades, Armed Services Flags, UN Member Flags, Religious Flags, Flag Poles and more. All world rights reserved ©2002-2012 Unauthorized duplication is unlawful. [Privacy Policy] [Security Policy]