Location:
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico

Geographic coordinates:
18 15 N, 63 10 W

Map references:
Central America and the Caribbean

Area:
total: 91 sq km
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land: 91 sq km
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water: 0 sq km
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country comparison to the world: 227

Area - comparative:
about one-half the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries:
0 km

Coastline:
61 km
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Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 3 nm
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exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
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Climate:
tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds
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Terrain:
flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone

Elevation:
mean elevation: NA
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elevation extremes: lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Crocus Hill 73 m

Natural resources:
salt, fish, lobster

Land use:
agricultural land: 0% arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 0%
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forest: 61.1%
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other: 38.9% (mostly rock with some commercial salt ponds) (2011 est.)
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Irrigated land:
0 sq km (2012)
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Population - distribution:
most of the population is concentrated in The Valley in the center of the island; settlement is fairly uniform in the southwest, but rather sparse in the northeast

Natural hazards:
frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms (July to October)

Environment - current issues:
supplies of potable water sometimes cannot meet increasing demand largely because of poor distribution system

Geography - note:
the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles