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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 land: 431 sq km water: 0 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% (2005) |
Irrigated land: |
50 sq km (2003) |
Total renewable water resources: |
0.1 cu km (2003) |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural): |
total: 0.09 cu km/yr (33%/44%/22%) per capita: 333 cu m/yr (2000) |
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, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
Geography - note: |
easternmost Caribbean island |
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