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Barbados Geography 1996

Location:

Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela

Map references:

Central America and the Caribbean

Area:

total area:

430 sq km

land area:

430 sq km

comparative area:

slightly less than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries:

0 km

Coastline:

97 km

Maritime claims:

exclusive economic zone:

200 nm

territorial sea:

12 nm

International disputes:

none

Climate:

tropical; rainy season (June to October)

Terrain:

relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region

Natural resources:

petroleum, fishing, natural gas

Land use:

arable land:

77%

permanent crops:

meadows and pastures:

forest and woodland:

other:

14%

Irrigated land:

NA sq km

Environment:

current issues:

pollution of coastal waters from waste disposal by ships; soil erosion; illegal solid waste disposal threatens contamination of aquifers

natural hazards:

hurricanes (especially June to October); periodic landslides

international agreements:

party to - Climate Change, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity

Note:

easternmost Caribbean island

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