Location:
two island groups in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of The Bahamas, north of Haiti
Geographic coordinates:
21 45 N, 71 35 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: Natural hazards: Environment - current issues: Geography - note:
total:
948 sq km
country comparison to the world: 186
land:
948 sq km
water:
0 sq km
2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
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389 km
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territorial sea:
12 nm
exclusive fishing zone:
200 nm
tropical; marine; moderated by trade winds; sunny and relatively dry
More Climate Details
low, flat limestone; extensive marshes and mangrove swamps
lowest point:
Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point:
Flamingo Hill 48 m
spiny lobster, conch
arable land:
1.05%
permanent crops:
0%
other:
98.95% (2011)
NA
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frequent hurricanes
limited natural freshwater resources, private cisterns collect rainwater
about 40 islands (eight inhabited)