Location:
two island groups in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of The Bahamas, north of Haiti
Geographic coordinates:
21 45 N, 71 35 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: 948 sq km
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land: 948 sq km
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water: 0 sq km
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country comparison to the world: 186
2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
0 km
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389 km
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territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
tropical; marine; moderated by trade winds; sunny and relatively dry
low, flat limestone; extensive marshes and mangrove swamps
mean elevation: NA
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elevation extremes: lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Flamingo Hill 48 m
spiny lobster, conch
agricultural land: 1.1%
arable land 1.1%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 0%
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forest: 36.2%
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other: 62.7% (2011 est.)
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0 sq km (2012)
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eight of the thirty islands are inhabited; the island of Providenciales is the most populated, but the most densely populated is Grand Turk
frequent hurricanes
limited natural freshwater resources, private cisterns collect rainwater
about 40 islands (eight inhabited)