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Area > Comparative twice the size of Washington, DC
Area > Land	389 sq km		[197th of 238]
Area > Total	389 sq km		[208th of 250]
Capital city with population	Kingstown - 15,466
Climate tropical; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
Elevation extremes > Highest point	La Soufriere 1,234 m
Forested Land	15.4%		[129th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	13 15 N, 61 12 W
Land use > Arable land	17.95%		[63rd of 258]
Largest city	Kingstown
Largest city population	27,000		[163rd of 174]
Largest city with population	Kingstown - 15,466
Location Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Map references Central America and the Caribbean
Natural hazards hurricanes; Soufriere volcano on the island of Saint Vincent is a constant threat
Natural resources	hydropower, cropland
Population density	354.47 people per sqkm		[26th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	305.26 people/m²		[30th of 204]
Surface area > sq. km	390 km²		[191st of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain Soufriere

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