Location: | Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago |
| Geographic coordinates: | 12 07 N, 61 40 W |
| Map references: | Central America and the Caribbean |
| Area: | total: 344 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 344 sq km |
| Area - comparative: | twice the size of Washington, DC |
| Land boundaries: | 0 km |
| Coastline: | 121 km |
| Maritime claims: | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
| Climate: | tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds |
| Terrain: | volcanic in origin with central mountains |
| Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Mount Saint Catherine 840 m |
| Natural resources: | timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors |
| Land use: | arable land: 5.88%
permanent crops: 29.41%
other: 64.71% (2001) |
| Irrigated land: | NA sq km |
| Natural hazards: | lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November |
| Environment - current issues: | NA |
| Environment - international agreements: | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Geography - note: | the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada
Source: CIA World Factbook
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