| Location: |
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
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| Geographic coordinates: |
11 00 N, 61 00 W
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| Map references: |
Central America and the Caribbean
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| Area: |
total:
5,128 sq km
land:
5,128 sq km
water:
0 sq km
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| Area - comparative: |
slightly smaller than Delaware
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| Maritime claims: |
contiguous zone:
24 NM
continental shelf:
200 NM or to the outer edge of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone:
200 NM
territorial sea:
12 NM
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| Climate: |
tropical; rainy season (June to December)
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| Terrain: |
mostly plains with some hills and low mountains
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point:
Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point:
El Cerro del Aripo 940 m
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| Natural resources: |
petroleum, natural gas, asphalt
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| Land use: |
arable land:
15%
permanent crops:
9%
permanent pastures:
2%
forests and woodland:
46%
other:
28% (1993 est.)
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| Irrigated land: |
220 sq km (1993 est.)
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| Natural hazards: |
outside usual path of hurricanes and other tropical storms
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| Environment - current issues: |
water pollution from agricultural chemicals, industrial wastes, and raw sewage; oil pollution of beaches; deforestation; soil erosion
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| Environment - international agreements: |
party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements
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