Location:
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago

Geographic coordinates:
12 07 N, 61 40 W

Map references:
Central America and the Caribbean

Area:
total: 344 sq km
country comparison to the world: 207
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land: 344 sq km
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water: 0 sq km
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Area - comparative:
twice the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries:
0 km

Coastline:
121 km
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Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

Climate:
tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds
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Terrain:
volcanic in origin with central mountains

Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
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highest point: Mount Saint Catherine 840 m
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Natural resources:
timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors

Land use:
arable land: 5.88%
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permanent crops: 29.41%
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other: 64.71% (2005)
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Irrigated land:
NA
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Total renewable water resources:
NA
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Natural hazards:
lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November

Environment - current issues:
NA

Environment - international agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Geography - note:
the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada