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Area > Comparative about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC
Area > Land	153 sq km		[215th of 238]
Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Area > Total	153 sq km		[225th of 250]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Area > Water	0 sq km		[236th of 239]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Climate subtropical; humid; temperatures moderated by trade winds
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Coastline	80 km		[184th of 271]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Mount Sage 521 m
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Caribbean Sea 0 m
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Forested Land	20%		[123rd of 193]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Geographic coordinates	18 30 N, 64 30 W
Source: FAO
Land use > Arable land	20%		[56th of 258]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Land use > Permanent crops	6.67%		[47th of 258]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Location Caribbean, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Map references Central America and the Caribbean
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	3 nautical mile		[190th of 191]
Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Natural hazards hurricanes and tropical storms (July to October)
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Natural resources	NEGL
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Population density	127.71 people per sqkm		[78th of 256]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
tallest mountains > Mountain	Mount Sage
Source: Heal The World Foundation.
Terrain coral islands relatively flat; volcanic islands steep, hilly
Source: Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

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