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| Location: |
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
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| Geographic coordinates: |
12 07 N, 61 40 W
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| Map references: |
Central America and the Caribbean
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| Area: |
total:
340 sq km
land:
340 sq km
water:
0 sq km
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| Area - comparative: |
twice the size of Washington, DC
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| Maritime claims: |
exclusive economic zone:
200 NM
territorial sea:
12 NM
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| Climate: |
tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds
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| Terrain: |
volcanic in origin with central mountains
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point:
Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point:
Mount Saint Catherine 840 m
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| Natural resources: |
timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors
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| Land use: |
arable land:
15%
permanent crops:
18%
permanent pastures:
3%
forests and woodland:
9%
other:
55% (1993 est.)
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| Natural hazards: |
lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November
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| Environment - current issues: |
NA
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| Environment - international agreements: |
party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling
signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements
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| Geography - note: |
the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada
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