The "ISLE OF SPICE", is the most southerly of the Windward Islands, situated about 100 miles (160 km) north of the coast of Venezuela in the eastern Caribbean Sea. Grenada covers a total land area of 133 square miles (345 square km). Volcanic in origin, Grenada is covered by a thick forest, the islands highest point is 2,757 feet (840 m) at Mount St. Catherine. Rivers and natural springs are in abundance.

The southern coast of the island has many beaches, bays, and natural harbors. The rainy season begins from June to December and occasional hurricanes can cause extensive damage. Grenada's fertile black soil supports rich tropical vegetation, bananas, limes, mangoes, and coconuts grow in profusion.

The country is well known for its production of spices such as nutmeg, cinnamon, pepper, cloves, ginger, and vanilla, and cocoa. Animal life, apart from domestic livestock (cattle, sheep, goats and pigs), includes the mona monkey, the agouti, the armadillo, the mongoose, a variety of turtles, land crab, lizards, snakes and numerous insects.