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Geography
Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
13 10 N, 59 32 W
Area: 
total: 430 sq km
country comparison to the world: 
200
land: 430 sq km
water: 0 sq km
2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
0 km
97 km
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Current Weather
tropical; rainy season (June to October)
relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Hillaby 336 m
petroleum, fish, natural gas
arable land: 37.21%
permanent crops: 2.33%
other: 60.46% (2005)
50 sq km (2003)
0.1 cu km (2003)
total: 0.09 cu km/yr (33%/44%/22%)
per capita: 333 cu m/yr (2000)
infrequent hurricanes; periodic landslides
pollution of coastal waters from waste disposal by ships; soil erosion; illegal solid waste disposal threatens contamination of aquifers
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
easternmost Caribbean island
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