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Area > Comparative 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Area > Land	261 sq km		[207th of 238]
Area > Total	261 sq km		[217th of 250]
Capital city with population	Basseterre - 19,000
Climate tropical, tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Mount Liamuiga 1,156 m
Forested Land	11.1%		[143rd of 193]
Geographic coordinates	17 20 N, 62 45 W
Land use > Arable land	19.44%		[58th of 258]
Largest city	Basse-Terre
Largest city population	12,000		[170th of 174]
Largest city with population	Basseterre - 19,000
Location Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago
Map references Central America and the Caribbean
Natural hazards hurricanes (July to October)
Natural resources	arable land
Population density	159.25 people per sqkm		[64th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	133.33 people/m²		[67th of 204]
Surface area > sq. km	360 km²		[193rd of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Mount Liamuiga

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