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Area > Comparative slightly larger than Washington, DC
Area > Land	193 sq km		[212nd of 238]
Area > Total	193 sq km		[222nd of 250]
Area > Water	0 sq km		[213rd of 239]
Climate tropical marine; little seasonal temperature variation
Coastline	68.5 km		[187th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Mount Jamanota 188 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Caribbean Sea 0 m
Geographic coordinates	12 30 N, 69 58 W
Land use > Arable land	10.53%		[107th of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	0%		[231st of 258]
Location Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela
Map references Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	12 nautical mile		[127th of 191]
Natural hazards hurricanes; lies outside the Caribbean hurricane belt and is rarely threatened
Natural resources	NEGL; white sandy beaches
Population density	355.83 people per sqkm		[25th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	527.89 people/m²		[12th of 204]
Surface area > sq. km	190 km²		[200th of 206]
Terrain flat with a few hills; scant vegetation

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