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Geographic
coordinates: 18 15 N, 77 30 W
Location:
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, west
of
Haiti and south of
Cuba
Area:
total: 10,990 sq
km
land: 10,830 sq km
water: 160 sq km
Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
1,022 km
Maritime claims:
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm
Environment current
issues: deforestation; coastal waters polluted
by industrial waste, sewage, and oil spills; damage to coral
reefs; air pollution in Kingston results from vehicle emissions
Environment international
agreements:
party to: Biodiversity,
Climate Change, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping,
Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection,
Ship Pollution, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography note:
strategic location between Cayman Trench and
Jamaica Channel, the main sea lanes for Panama Canal
Topography
Terrain: mostly
mountains with narrow, discontinuous coastal plain
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Caribbean
Sea 0 m
highest point: Blue Mountain Peak 2,256 m
Natural resources:
bauxite, gypsum, limestone
Land use:
arable land: 14%
permanent crops: 6%
permanent pastures: 24%
forests and woodland: 17%
other: 39% (1993 est.)
note: irrigated land—3% (350 sq km)(1993 est.)
Irrigated land:
350 sq km (1993 est.)
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Climate
The climate
varies from tropical
hot, humid
in the coastal regions, to temperate in the mountains. The average
annual temperature is about 25°C (80°F), with an annual
rainfall of 85 inches.
Natural hazards:
hurricanes (especially July to November)
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