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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.
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Surface Area: 344 square km
Population: 89,357 (July 2004 est.)
Located in: Central America (Caribbean)
Capital City: Saint George's
Head of State: Queen ELIZABETH II, represented by Governor General Daniel WILLIAMS
Prime Minister: Keith MITCHELL
Independent since: 7 February 1974 (from UK)
Currency: East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
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