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Grenada Geography 1996

Location:

Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Trinidad and Tobago

Map references:

Central America and the Caribbean

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:

121 km

Maritime claims:

exclusive economic zone:

200 nm

territorial sea:

12 nm

International disputes:

none

Climate:

tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds

Terrain:

volcanic in origin with central mountains

Natural resources:

timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors

Land use:

arable land:

15%

permanent crops:

26%

meadows and pastures:

forest and woodland:

other:

47%

Irrigated land:

NA sq km

Environment:

current issues:

natural hazards:

lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November

international agreements:

party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling

Note:

the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada

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