GEOGRAPHY
Location:
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela
Geographic coordinates:
12 30 N, 69 58 W
Map references: Central
America and the Caribbean
Area:
total: 193 sq km
land: 193 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Area—comparative: slightly
larger than Washington, DC
Land boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 68.5 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm
Climate: tropical marine;
little seasonal temperature variation
Terrain: flat with a few
hills; scant vegetation
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Mount Jamanota 188 m
Natural resources: NEGL;
white sandy beaches
Land use:
arable land: 11%
permanent crops: NA%
permanent pastures: NA%
forests and woodland: NA%
other: 89% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land: NA sq km
Natural hazards: lies outside
the Caribbean hurricane belt
Environment—current issues:
NA
Environment—international agreements:
party to: NA
signed, but not ratified: NA
