Ubicación: Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico

Cordenadas Geográficas: 17 03 N, 61 48 W

Referencias en el mapa: Central America and the Caribbean

Area:
total: 442 sq km (Antigua 281 sq km; Barbuda 161 sq km)
land: 442 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Redonda

Area - comparativo: 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Fronteras: 0 km

Costa: 153 km

Demandas Marítimas:
contiguous zone: 24 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Clima: tropical marine; little seasonal temperature variation

Terreno: mostly low-lying limestone and coral islands, with some higher volcanic areas

Extremos de Elevación:
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Boggy Peak 402 m

Recursos Naturales: NEGL; pleasant climate fosters tourism

Uso de Tierras:
arable land: 18%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures: 9%
forests and woodland: 11%
other: 62% (1993 est.)

Tierras Irrigadas: NA sq km

Peligros Naturales: hurricanes and tropical storms (July to October); periodic droughts

Ambiente - asuntos actuales: water management - a major concern because of limited natural fresh water resources - is further hampered by the clearing of trees to increase crop production, causing rainfall to run off quickly

Ambiente - acuerdos internacionales:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements