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GEOGRAPHY
Location:
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Trinidad and
Tobago
Map
references: Central America and the Caribbean
Area:
total area: 620 sq km
land area: 610 sq km
comparative
area: slightly less than 3.5 times the size of Washington,
DC
Land
boundaries: 0 km
Coastline:
158 km
Maritime claims:
contiguous zone: 24
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
territorial
sea: 12 nm
International
disputes: none
Climate:
tropical, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season from
January to April, rainy season from May to August
Terrain:
volcanic and mountainous with some broad, fertile valleys
Natural
resources: forests, sandy beaches, minerals (pumice), mineral
springs, geothermal potential
Land use:
arable land: 8%
permanent crops: 20%
meadows and pastures:
5%
forest and woodland:
13%
other:
54%
Irrigated
land: 10 sq km (1989 est.)
Environment:
current issues: deforestation;
soil erosion, particularly in the northern region
natural hazards: hurricanes
and volcanic activity
international
agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered
Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of
the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Whalin
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