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St. George's | |
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.JPG)    .jpg) Top: St. George's skyline; Middle: Fort George, St. George's Cathedral; Bottom: Grenada's former Parliament House, St. George's Beach | |
 St.George within Grenada | |
| Coordinates: 12°3′N 61°45′W / 12.050°N 61.750°W | |
| Country | Grenada |
| Parish | Saint George |
| First settled | 1650 |
| Government | |
| • MP | Peter David |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 33,734[1] |
| Time zone | UTC-4 |
St. George's (Grenadian Creole French: Sen Jòj) is the capital of Grenada. The city is surrounded by a hillside of an old volcano crater and is located on a horseshoe-shaped harbour.
St. George's is a popular Caribbean tourist destination. The town has developed in recent years,[when?] while preserving its history, culture, and natural environment.[citation needed] The parish in which St George's is located, is the home of St. George’s University School of Medicine and Maurice Bishop International Airport. The main exports are cocoa bean (cacao), nutmeg, and mace spice.[2]
It has a moderate tropical climate that ensures the success of spice production. Nutmeg is a key crop, followed by spices such as cocoa, mace, cloves, vanilla, cinnamon and ginger.
- ^ UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (28 February 2012). "Grenada Today". UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ Arnold, Guy (2014). The Resources of the Third World. Routledge. p. 343. ISBN 978-1-135-91798-2.