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Area > Comparative twice the size of Washington, DC
Area > Land	389 sq km		[197th of 238]
Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Area > Total	389 sq km		[208th of 250]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Capital city with population	Kingstown - 15,466
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Climate tropical; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.
Elevation extremes > Highest point	La Soufriere 1,234 m
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Forested Land	15.4%		[129th of 193]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Geographic coordinates	13 15 N, 61 12 W
Source: FAO
Land use > Arable land	17.95%		[63rd of 258]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Largest city	Kingstown
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Largest city population	27,000		[163rd of 174]
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Largest city with population	Kingstown - 15,466
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Location Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
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; Soufriere volcano on the island of Saint Vincent is a constant threat
Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Natural resources	hydropower, cropland
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Population density	354.47 people per sqkm		[26th of 256]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Population density > people per sq. km	305.26 people/m²		[30th of 204]
Source: Heal The World Foundation.
Surface area > sq. km	390 km²		[191st of 206]
Source: World Development Indicators database
tallest mountains > Mountain Soufriere
Source: World Development Indicators database

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