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Area > Comparative 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Area > Land	442.6 sq km		[193rd of 238]
Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Area > Total	442.6 sq km		[203rd of 250]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Capital city with population St. John's - 21,514; Codrington (capital of Barbuda) - 1,000
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Climate tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.
Coastline	153 km		[165th of 271]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Boggy Peak 402 m
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Forested Land	20.5%		[119th of 193]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Geographic coordinates	17 03 N, 61 48 W
Source: FAO
Land use > Arable land	18.18%		[61st of 258]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Largest city	St John's
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Largest city population	24,000		[165th of 174]
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Largest city with population	St. John's - 21,514
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Location Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.
Map references Central America and the Caribbean
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Natural hazards hurricanes and tropical storms (July to October); periodic droughts
Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Natural resources NEGL; pleasant climate fosters tourism
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Population density	146.01 people per sqkm		[70th of 256]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Population density > people per sq. km	188.15 people/m²		[47th of 204]
Source: Heal The World Foundation.
Surface area > sq. km	440 km²		[189th of 206]
Source: World Development Indicators database

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