Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
13 15 N, 61 12 W
Central America and the Caribbean
total: 389 sq km (Saint Vincent 344 sq km)
land: 389 sq km
water: 0 sq km
twice the size of Washington, DC
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total: 0 km
84 km
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm
tropical; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
volcanic, mountainous
highest point: La Soufriere 1,234 m
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
hydropower, arable land
agricultural land: 25.6% (2018 est.)
arable land: 12.8% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 7.7% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 5.1% (2018 est.)
forest: 68.7% (2018 est.)
other: 5.7% (2018 est.)
10 sq km (2012)
most of the population is concentrated in and around the capital of Kingstown
hurricanes; La Soufriere volcano on the island of Saint Vincent is a constant threat
volcanism: La Soufriere (1,234 m) on the island of Saint Vincent last erupted in 1979; the island of Saint Vincent is part of the volcanic island arc of the Lesser Antilles that extends from Saba in the north to Grenada in the south
the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is comprised of 32 islands and cays
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