Ubicaci�n: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela

Cordenadas Geogr�ficas: 13 10 N, 59 32 W

Referencias en el mapa: Central America and the Caribbean

Area:
total: 430 sq km
land: 430 sq km
water: 0 sq km

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

Fronteras: 0 km

Costa: 97 km

Demandas Mar�timas:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Clima: tropical; rainy season (June to October)

Terreno: relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region

Extremos de Elevaci�n:
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Hillaby 336 m

Recursos Naturales: petroleum, fish, natural gas

Uso de Tierras:
arable land: 37%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures: 5%
forests and woodland: 12%
other: 46% (1993 est.)

Tierras Irrigadas: NA sq km

Peligros Naturales: infrequent hurricanes; periodic landslides

Ambiente - asuntos actuales: pollution of coastal waters from waste disposal by ships; soil erosion; illegal solid waste disposal threatens contamination of aquifers

Ambiente - acuerdos internacionales:
party to: Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution
signed, but not ratified: Biodiversity

Nota - geograf�a: easternmost Caribbean island