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Area > Comparative about 0.6 times the size of Washington, DC
Area > Land	102 sq km		[219th of 238]
Area > Total	102 sq km		[231st of 250]
Area > Water	0 sq km		[216th of 239]
Climate tropical; little daily or seasonal temperature variation
Coastline	40 km		[200th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point lava dome in English's Crater (in the Soufriere Hills volcanic complex) estimated at over 930 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Caribbean Sea 0 m
Forested Land	27.3%		[101st of 193]
Geographic coordinates	16 45 N, 62 12 W
Land use > Arable land	20%		[54th of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	0%		[235th of 258]
Location Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico
Map references Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	3 nautical mile		[186th of 191]
Natural hazards severe hurricanes (June to November); volcanic eruptions (Soufriere Hills volcano has erupted continuously since 1995)
Natural resources	NEGL
Population density	128.53 people per sqkm		[77th of 256]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Chances
Terrain volcanic island, mostly mountainous, with small coastal lowland

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