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Area > Comparative slightly more than four times the size of Washington, DC
Area > Comparative to US places slightly more than four times the size of Washington, DC
Area > Land	754 sq km		[181st of 238]
Area > Land (per capita)	10.398 sq km per 1,000 people		[126th of 227]
Area > Total	754 sq km		[191st of 250]
Area > Total (per capita)	10.398 sq km per 1,000 people		[131st of 231]
Area > Water	0 sq km		[162nd of 239]
Area > Water (per capita)	0 sq km per million people		[159th of 225]
Capital city with population	Roseau - 15,853
Climate tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds; heavy rainfall
Coastline	148 km		[166th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Morne Diablatins 1,447 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Caribbean Sea 0 m
Forested Land	61.3%		[19th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	15 25 N, 61 20 W
Geography > Note known as "The Nature Island of the Caribbean" due to its spectacular, lush, and varied flora and fauna, which are protected by an extensive natural park system; the most mountainous of the Lesser Antilles, its volcanic peaks are cones of lava craters and include Boiling Lake, the second-largest, thermally active lake in the world
Land area > sq. km	750 km²		[176th of 206]
Land area > sq. km (per capita)	10.417 km² per 1,000 people		[116th of 206]
Land use > Arable land	6.67%		[136th of 258]
Land use > Other	72%		[188th of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	21.33%		[12th of 258]
Largest city	Roseau
Largest city population	21,000		[168th of 174]
Largest city population (per capita)	0.304 per capita		[31st of 174]
Largest city with population	Roseau - 15,853
Location Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about half way between Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago
Map references Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims > Contiguous zone	24 nautical mile		[34th of 83]
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone	200 nautical mile		[55th of 123]
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	12 nautical mile		[41st of 191]
Natural hazards flash floods are a constant threat; destructive hurricanes can be expected during the late summer months
Natural resources timber, hydropower, arable land
northernmost point > Latitude	15°38'N
Population density	86.51 people per sqkm		[105th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	96 people/m²		[89th of 204]
Precipitation	654 mm		[56th of 95]
Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land	396.23 people/km² of arable lan		[72nd of 188]
Surface area > sq. km	750 km²		[176th of 206]
Surface area > sq. km (per capita)	10.417 km² per 1,000 people		[117th of 207]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Morne Diablatins
Terrain rugged mountains of volcanic origin

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