Location: | Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago |
| Geographic coordinates: | 13 15 N, 61 12 W |
| Map references: | Central America and the Caribbean |
| Area: | total: 389 sq km (Saint Vincent 344 sq km)
water: 0 sq km
land: 389 sq km |
| Area - comparative: | twice the size of Washington, DC |
| Land boundaries: | 0 km |
| Coastline: | 84 km |
| Maritime claims: | territorial sea: 12 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm |
| Climate: | tropical; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November) |
| Terrain: | volcanic, mountainous |
| Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Soufriere 1,234 m |
| Natural resources: | hydropower, cropland |
| Land use: | arable land: 17.95%
permanent crops: 17.95%
other: 64.1% (2001) |
| Irrigated land: | 10 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards: | hurricanes; Soufriere volcano on the island of Saint Vincent is a constant threat |
| Environment - current issues: | pollution of coastal waters and shorelines from discharges by pleasure yachts and other effluents; in some areas, pollution is severe enough to make swimming prohibitive |
| Environment - international agreements: | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol |
| Geography - note: | the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is comprised of 32 islands and cays
Source: CIA World Factbook
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