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:
Area - comparative: Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline: Maritime claims:
Climate: Terrain: Elevation extremes:
Natural resources: Land use:
Irrigated land: Total renewable water resources: Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
Natural hazards: Environment - current issues: Environment - international agreements:
Geography - note:
total:
430 sq km
country comparison to the world: 202
land:
430 sq km
water:
0 sq km
2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
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97 km
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territorial sea:
12 nm
exclusive economic zone:
200 nm
tropical; rainy season (June to October)
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relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region
lowest point:
Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point:
Mount Hillaby 336 m
petroleum, fish, natural gas
arable land:
27.91%
permanent crops:
2.33%
other:
69.77% (2011)
54.35 sq km (2003)
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0.08 cu km (2011)
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total:
0.1 cu km/yr (20%/26%/54%)
per capita:
371.3 cu m/yr (2009)
infrequent hurricanes; periodic landslides
pollution of coastal waters from waste disposal by ships; soil erosion; illegal solid waste disposal threatens contamination of aquifers
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
easternmost Caribbean island