Ubicación: Caribbean, chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida

Cordenadas Geográficas: 24 15 N, 76 00 W

Referencias en el mapa: Central America and the Caribbean

Area:
total: 13,940 sq km
land: 10,070 sq km
water: 3,870 sq km

Area - comparativo: slightly smaller than Connecticut

Fronteras: 0 km

Costa: 3,542 km

Demandas Marítimas:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Clima: tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream

Terreno: long, flat coral formations with some low rounded hills

Extremos de Elevación:
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Alvernia, on Cat Island 63 m

Recursos Naturales: salt, aragonite, timber

Uso de Tierras:
arable land: 1%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures: 0%
forests and woodland: 32%
other: 67% (1993 est.)

Tierras Irrigadas: NA sq km

Peligros Naturales: hurricanes and other tropical storms that cause extensive flood and wind damage

Ambiente - asuntos actuales: coral reef decay; solid waste disposal

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

Nota - geografía: strategic location adjacent to US and Cuba; extensive island chain