Description:
The name 'Grenada' is derived from the Taíno word 'grenadi', meaning 'island of the pines'. The Taíno people named the island after the pine trees that grew there. The Spanish discovered Grenada in 1498 and named it after the Spanish province of Granada. Grenada gained its independence from the United Kingdom in 1974. The predominant language spoken on Grenada is English. Grenada has a population of around 110,000.





