Location: Caribbean, in the eastern Caribbean Sea about three-fourths of the way between Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago

Map references: Central America and the Caribbean, South America, Standard Time Zones of the World

Area:
total area: 340 sq km
land area: 340 sq km
comparative area: slightly less than twice the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 84 km

Maritime claims:
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

International disputes: none

Climate: tropical; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)

Terrain: volcanic, mountainous; Soufriere volcano on the island of Saint Vincent

Natural resources: negligible

Land use:
arable land: 38%
permanent crops: 12%
meadows and pastures: 6%
forest and woodland: 41%
other: 3%

Irrigated land: 10 sq km (1989 est.)

Environment:
current issues: pollution of coastal waters and shorelines from discharges by pleasure yachts and other effluents
natural hazards: subject to hurricanes; Soufriere volcano is a constant threat
international agreements: party to - Law of the Sea, Ship Pollution, Whaling

Note: some islands of the Grenadines group are administered by Grenada

NOTE: The information regarding Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Geography 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Geography 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.