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Location: Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, north of Trinidad and Tobago

Geographic coordinates: 13 15 N, 61 12 W

Map references:

Central America and the Caribbean

Area:
total: 389 km² (Saint Vincent 344 km²)
land: 389 km²
water: 0 km²

Area - comparative: twice the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 84 km

Maritime claims:
contiguous zone: 24 nautical miles (44 km)
continental shelf: 200 nautical miles (370 km)
exclusive economic zone: 200 nautical miles (370 km)
territorial sea: 12 nautical miles (22 km)

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: 10%
permanent crops: 18%
permanent pastures: 5%
forests and woodland: 36%
other: 31% (1993 est.)

Irrigated land: 10 km² (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, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship PollutionShip Pollution is an abbreviated form of the Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships, 1973 . It is also known as MARPOL 73/78 (short for marine pollution). The original MARPOL protocol was signe, WhalingAlbert I of Monaco) pose while flensing a catch Whaling is the hunting and killing of whales. Historically, poor conservation management by many nations led to far more whales being killed than could be sustained and to near extinction of several species.

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 GrenadaThis article is about the Caribbean nation. For alternate meanings, see Grenada (disambiguation Grenada is an island nation in the Caribbean Sea including the southern Grenadines, is the second smallest independent country in the Western Hemisphere (after

See also : Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines is an independent sovereign state of the Caribbean, part of the Commonwealth of Nations. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ( In Detail) (Full size) National motto: Pax et justitia Latin: Peace and justice Official language

Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines is an independent sovereign state of the Caribbean, part of the Commonwealth of Nations. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ( In Detail) (Full size) National motto: Pax et justitia Latin: Peace and justice Official language Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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