| 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
land: 344 sq km
water: 0 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% (2005) |
| Irrigated land: |
NA |
| 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 |
