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Area > Comparative slightly more than six times the size of Washington, DC
Area > Comparative to US places slightly more than six times the size of Washington, DC
Area > Land	1,060 sq km		[5th of 238]
Area > Land (per capita)	2.43 sq km per 1,000 people		[6th of 227]
Area > Total	1,100 sq km		[5th of 250]
Area > Total (per capita)	2.522 sq km per 1,000 people		[5th of 231]
Area > Water	40 sq km		[4th of 239]
Area > Water (per capita)	91.716 sq km per million people		[3rd of 225]
Climate tropical; moderated by trade winds; rainy season (June to October); vulnerable to devastating cyclones (hurricanes) every eight years on average; average temperature 17.3 degrees C; humid
Coastline	350 km		[139th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Montagne Pelee 1,397 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Caribbean Sea 0 m
Forested Land	43.9%		[51st of 193]
Geographic coordinates	14 40 N, 61 00 W
Geography > Note the island is dominated by Mount Pelee, which on 8 May 1902 erupted and completely destroyed the city of Saint Pierre, killing 30,000 inhabitants
Irrigated land	70 sq km		[145th of 196]
Irrigated land (per capita)	164.332 sq km per million people		[91st of 167]
Land use > Arable land	9.09%		[118th of 258]
Land use > Other	80.91%		[156th of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	10%		[31st of 258]
Location Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Map references Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone	200 nautical mile		[10th of 123]
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	12 nautical mile		[10th of 191]
Natural hazards hurricanes, flooding, and volcanic activity (an average of one major natural disaster every five years)
Natural resources coastal scenery and beaches, cultivable land
Population density	388.24 people per sqkm		[23rd of 256]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Montagne Pelee
Terrain mountainous with indented coastline; dormant volcano

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