Geographic
coordinates: 13 15 N, 61 12 W
Geographic
coordinates: 13 15 N, 61 12 W
Location:
Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, north of Trinidad
and Tobago
Area:
total: 340 sq
km
land: 340 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Land
boundaries: 0 km
Coastline:
84 km
Maritime
claims:
contiguous zone:
24 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 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: NEGL
Land
use:
arable land: 10%
permanent crops: 18%
permanent pastures: 5%
forests and woodland: 36%
other: 31% (1993 est.)
Irrigated
land: 10 sq km (1993 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, Hazardous
Wastes, Law of the Sea, 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
©
CIA 1999
