| Geography | Grenada |
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Location:
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Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago |
Geographic coordinates:
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12 07 N, 61 40 W |
Map references:
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Central America and the Caribbean |
Area:
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total: 344 sq km
land: 344 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
Area - comparative:
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twice the size of Washington, DC |
Land boundaries:
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0 km |
Coastline:
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121 km |
Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
Climate:
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tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds |
Terrain:
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volcanic in origin with central mountains |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Mount Saint Catherine 840 m |
Natural resources:
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timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors |
Land use:
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arable land: 5.88%
permanent crops: 29.41%
other: 64.71% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
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NA |
Total renewable water resources:
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NA |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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void |
Natural hazards:
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lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November |
Environment - current issues:
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NA |
Environment - international agreements:
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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:
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the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada |
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