Grenada, independent state in the Caribbean, comprising the island of Grenada and, to the north-east, some of the southern Grenadines. Grenada, in the south-eastern Caribbean Sea, is the southernmost of the Windward Islands. The most important of the attached Grenadines are Carriacou and Petit Martinique. The country has a total area of 344 sq km (133 sq mi); Grenada Island has an area of 311 sq km (120 sq mi). The total population of Grenada (1996 estimate) is about 97,900. The population density is about 285 people per sq km (736 per sq mi). About 34 per cent of the population is urban. The capital, largest town, and principal port (located on the south-western coast of Grenada Island) is St George's, with a population (1993 estimate) of 8,400.