Location: | Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela |
| Geographic coordinates: | 13 10 N, 59 32 W |
| Map references: | Central America and the Caribbean |
| Area: | total: 431 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 431 sq km |
| Area - comparative: | 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Land boundaries: | 0 km |
| Coastline: | 97 km |
| Maritime claims: | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
| Climate: | tropical; rainy season (June to October) |
| Terrain: | relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region |
| Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Hillaby 336 m |
| Natural resources: | petroleum, fish, natural gas |
| Land use: | arable land: 37.21%
permanent crops: 2.33%
other: 60.46% (2001) |
| Irrigated land: | 10 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards: | infrequent hurricanes; periodic landslides |
| Environment - current issues: | pollution of coastal waters from waste disposal by ships; soil erosion; illegal solid waste disposal threatens contamination of aquifers |
| Environment - international agreements: | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Geography - note: | easternmost Caribbean island
Source: CIA World Factbook
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