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Geography
Caribbean, chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba
24 15 N, 76 00 W
Area: 
total: 13,880 sq km
country comparison to the world: 
160
land: 10,010 sq km
water: 3,870 sq km
slightly smaller than Connecticut
0 km
3,542 km
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Current Weather
tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream
long, flat coral formations with some low rounded hills
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Alvernia on Cat Island 63 m
salt, aragonite, timber, arable land
arable land: 0.58%
permanent crops: 0.29%
other: 99.13% (2005)
10 sq km (2003)
NA
hurricanes and other tropical storms cause extensive flood and wind damage
coral reef decay; solid waste disposal
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
strategic location adjacent to US and Cuba; extensive island chain of which 30 are inhabited
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