Location:
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Geographic coordinates:
18 15 N, 63 10 W
Map references:
Central America and the Caribbean
Area: Area - comparative: Land boundaries: Coastline: Maritime claims: Climate: Terrain: Elevation: Natural resources: Land use: Irrigated land: Population - distribution: Natural hazards: Environment - current issues: Geography - note:
total: 91 sq km
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land: 91 sq km
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water: 0 sq km
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country comparison to the world: 227
about one-half the size of Washington, DC
0 km
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61 km
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territorial sea: 3 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds
flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone
mean elevation: NA
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elevation extremes: lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Crocus Hill 65 m
salt, fish, lobster
agricultural land: 0%
arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 0%
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forest: 61.1%
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other: 38.9% (mostly rock with some commercial salt ponds) (2011 est.)
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0 sq km (2012)
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most of the population is concentrated in The Valley in the center of the island; settlmement is fairly uniform in the southwest, but rather sparce in the northeast
frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms (July to October)
supplies of potable water sometimes cannot meet increasing demand largely because of poor distribution system
the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles