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Area > Comparative about half the size of Washington, DC
Area > Comparative to US places about half the size of Washington, DC
Area > Land	102 sq km		[218th of 238]
Area > Total	102 sq km		[230th of 250]
Area > Water	0 sq km		[147th of 239]
Climate tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds
Coastline	61 km		[190th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Crocus Hill 65 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Caribbean Sea 0 m
Geographic coordinates	18 15 N, 63 10 W
Geography > Note the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles
Land use > Arable land	0%		[214th of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	0%		[197th of 258]
Location Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Map references Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	3 nautical mile		[177th of 191]
Natural hazards frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms (July to October)
Natural resources	salt, fish, lobster
Population density	126.48 people per sqkm		[80th of 256]
Terrain flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone

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