| Geography | Antigua and Barbuda |
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Location:
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Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico |
Geographic coordinates:
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17 03 N, 61 48 W |
Map references:
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Central America and the Caribbean |
Area:
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total: 442.6 sq km (Antigua 280 sq km; Barbuda 161 sq km)
land: 442.6 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Redonda, 1.6 sq km |
Area - comparative:
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2.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
Land boundaries:
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0 km |
Coastline:
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153 km |
Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin |
Climate:
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tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation |
Terrain:
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mostly low-lying limestone and coral islands, with some higher volcanic areas |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Boggy Peak 402 m |
Natural resources:
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NEGL; pleasant climate fosters tourism |
Land use:
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arable land: 18.18%
permanent crops: 4.55%
other: 77.27% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
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1.3 sq km (2008) |
Total renewable water resources:
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0.1 cu km (2000) |
Total renewable water resources - per capita:
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1,138 cubic meters per capita |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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total: 0.005 cu km/yr (60%/20%/20%)
per capita: 63 cu m/yr (1990) |
Natural hazards:
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hurricanes and tropical storms (July to October); periodic droughts |
Environment - current issues:
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water management - a major concern because of limited natural freshwater resources - is further hampered by the clearing of trees to increase crop production, causing rainfall to run off quickly |
Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
Geography - note:
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Antigua has a deeply indented shoreline with many natural harbors and beaches; Barbuda has a large western harbor |
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