Carriacou and Petite Martinique
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Carriacou and Petite Martinique Carriacou et La Petite Martinique
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Anthem: Hail Grenada
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Location of Grenada Grenadines.
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Hillsborough 12°28.9′N 61°27.5′W / 12.4817°N 61.4583°W |
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| Government | Dependency of Grenada |
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• Monarch
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Queen Elizabeth II |
| Cécile La Grenade | |
| Keith Mitchell | |
| Elvin G. Nimrod | |
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• Minister for Carriacou and Petite Martinique Affairs
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Elvin G. Nimrod |
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• Part of British Grenada
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1763 |
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• Constituency
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1944 |
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• Part of Grenada
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February 7, 1974 |
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37.7 km2 (14.6 sq mi) |
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6,081 |
| Currency | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
| Time zone | (UTC−4) |
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(UTC−4) |
| Drives on the | left |
| Calling code | +1 473 |
| Internet TLD | .gd |
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Carriacou and Petite Martinique is a dependency of Grenada, lying north of Grenada island and south of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the Lesser Antilles. The Grenadine Islands to the north of Carriacou and Petite Martinique belong to the nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Carriacou Island is the largest island of the Grenadines, an archipelago in the Windward Islands chain. The island is 13 square miles (34 km2) with a population of 4,595 (1991 census). The main settlements on the island are Hillsborough, L'Esterre, Harvey Vale, and Windward.
The neighbouring island of Petite Martinique is 2½ miles away from Carriacou, and also a part of Grenada. With its 586 acres (2.37 km2) and population of 900, it is smaller than Carriacou. The residents of this island live by boat-building, fishing and seafaring. Carriacou and Petite Martinique is known for its Regatta and Village Maroon.
On 27th Sep 1650, Jacques du Parquet bought Grenada from the Compagnie des Iles de l'Amerique, which was dissolved, for the equivalent of £1160. In 1657, Jacques du Parquet sold Grenada to the Comte de Cerrillac for the equivalent of £1890. In 1664, King Louis XIV bought out the independent island owners and established the French West India Company. In 1674 the French West India Company was dissolved. Proprietary rule ended in Grenada, which became a French crown colony as a dependency of Martinique.
Carriacou and Petite Martinique was part of the French colony in 1762. It was part of the British Grenada colony from 1763-1779 and 1783-1974. It was part of French Grenada colony from 1779-1783. It has been a dependency of Grenada since 1974.
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