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Area > Comparative about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC
Area > Land	153 sq km		[215th of 238]
Area > Total	153 sq km		[225th of 250]
Area > Water	0 sq km		[236th of 239]
Climate subtropical; humid; temperatures moderated by trade winds
Coastline	80 km		[184th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Mount Sage 521 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Caribbean Sea 0 m
Forested Land	20%		[123rd of 193]
Geographic coordinates	18 30 N, 64 30 W
Land use > Arable land	20%		[56th of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	6.67%		[47th of 258]
Location Caribbean, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Map references Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	3 nautical mile		[190th of 191]
Natural hazards hurricanes and tropical storms (July to October)
Natural resources	NEGL
Population density	127.71 people per sqkm		[78th of 256]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Mount Sage
Terrain coral islands relatively flat; volcanic islands steep, hilly

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