|
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:
|
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 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: 26.47%
other: 67.65% (1998 est.)
|
|
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, 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
|
