Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
18 15 N, 63 10 W
Central America and the Caribbean
total: 91 sq km
land: 91 sq km
water: 0 sq km
about one-half the size of Washington, DC
total: 0 km
61 km
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds
flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone
highest point: Crocus Hill 73 m
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
salt, fish, lobster
agricultural land: 0% (2018 est.)
arable land: 0% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 0% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 0% (2018 est.)
forest: 61.1% (2018 est.)
other: 38.9% (2018 est.)
0 sq km (2020)
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)
the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles
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