Grenada is a volcanic, mountainous island with crater lakes. The capital, main port, and commercial center is Saint George's . Its people are of mainly African descent and speak English, the official language, or a French patois. Administratively, there are six parishes and one dependency. Grenada's economy is primarily agricultural, and cocoa, bananas, nutmeg, mace, and fruit are exported.
Tourism is a developing industry.
The executive branch consists of a cabinet, led by a prime minister. The British sovereign is represented by a governor-general. 3 History From its sighting by Christopher Columbus in 1498 until French settlement began in 1650, the indigenous Caribs prevented European colonization on Grenada. A point of dispute between England and France, the island became permanently British in 1783. The British colonists imported African slaves and established sugar plantations.