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Area > Comparative slightly smaller than Connecticut
Area > Land	10,070 sq km		[162nd of 238]
Area > Total	13,940 sq km		[166th of 250]
Capital city with population	Nassau - 171,542
Climate tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream
Elevation extremes > Highest point Mount Alvernia, on Cat Island 63 m
Forested Land	84.1%		[6th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	24 15 N, 76 00 W
Land use > Arable land	0.58%		[203rd of 258]
Largest city Nassau
Largest city population	195,000		[134th of 174]
Largest city with population	Nassau - 171,542
Location Caribbean, chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba
Map references Central America and the Caribbean
Natural hazards hurricanes and other tropical storms cause extensive flood and wind damage
Natural resources salt, aragonite, timber, arable land
Population density	28.17 people per sqkm		[173rd of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	32.27 people/m²		[152nd of 204]
Precipitation	1,360 mm		[22nd of 95]
Surface area > sq. km	13,880 km²		[156th of 206]

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