Location:
Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela

Geographic coordinates:
13 10 N, 59 32 W

Map references:
Central America and the Caribbean

Area:
total: 430 sq km
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land: 430 sq km
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water: 0 sq km
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country comparison to the world: 202

Area - comparative:
2.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries:
0 km

Coastline:
97 km
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Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm
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exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
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Climate:
tropical; rainy season (June to October)
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Terrain:
relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region

Elevation:
mean elevation: NA
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elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Hillaby 336 m

Natural resources:
petroleum, fish, natural gas

Land use:
agricultural land: 32.6% arable land 25.6%; permanent crops 2.3%; permanent pasture 4.7%
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forest: 19.4%
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other: 48% (2011 est.)
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Irrigated land:
50 sq km (2012)
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Population - distribution:
most densely populated country in the eastern Caribbean; approximately one-third live in urban areas

Natural hazards:
infrequent hurricanes; periodic landslides

Environment - current issues:
pollution of coastal waters from waste disposal by ships; soil erosion; illegal solid waste disposal threatens contamination of aquifers

Environment - international agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Geography - note:
easternmost Caribbean island