Location:
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Geographic coordinates:
12 07 N, 61 40 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: Natural hazards: Environment - current issues: Environment - international agreements:
Geography - note:
total:
344 sq km
country comparison to the world: 207
land:
344 sq km
water:
0 sq km
twice the size of Washington, DC
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121 km
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territorial sea:
12 nm
exclusive economic zone:
200 nm
tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds
More Climate Details
volcanic in origin with central mountains
lowest point:
Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point:
Mount Saint Catherine 840 m
timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors
arable land:
8.82%
permanent crops:
20.59%
other:
70.59% (2011)
2.19 sq km (2003)
[see also: Irrigated land country ranks ]
NA
[see also: Total renewable water resources country ranks ]
lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November
NA
party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling
signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements
the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada