Location: Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean
Geographic coordinates:    18 15 N, 63 10 W
Map references:    Central America and the Caribbean
Area:    total: 102 sq km
land: 102 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Area – comparative: about half the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 61 km
Maritime claims: territorial sea: 3 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Climate:  tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds
Terrain:   flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone
Elevation extremes:    lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Crocus Hill 65 m
Natural resources:  salt, fish, lobster
Land use:  arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (rock with scrub oak, trees, commercial salt ponds) (2001)
Natural hazards:     hurricanes and other storms (July to October)
Environment – current issues:  supplies of potable water which is insufficient for the people that cannot meet increasing demand largely because of poor distribution system