| Geography | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
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Location:
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Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago |
Geographic coordinates:
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13 15 N, 61 12 W |
Map references:
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Central America and the Caribbean |
Area:
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total: 389 sq km (Saint Vincent 344 sq km)
land: 389 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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84 km |
Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm |
Climate:
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tropical; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November) |
Terrain:
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volcanic, mountainous |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: La Soufriere 1,234 m |
Natural resources:
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hydropower, cropland |
Land use:
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arable land: 17.95%
permanent crops: 17.95%
other: 64.1% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
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10 sq km (2003) |
Total renewable water resources:
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void |
Total renewable water resources - per capita:
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void |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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Total: 0.01
Per capita: 83 cu m/yr (1995) |
Natural hazards:
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hurricanes; Soufriere volcano on the island of Saint Vincent is a constant threat |
Environment - current issues:
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pollution of coastal waters and shorelines from discharges by pleasure yachts and other effluents; in some areas, pollution is severe enough to make swimming prohibitive |
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, 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; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is comprised of 32 islands and cays |
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