Ubicación: Caribbean, two island groups in the Caribbean Sea - one includes Curacao and Bonaire north of Venezuela and the other is east of the Virgin Islands

Cordenadas Geográficas: 12 15 N, 68 45 W

Referencias en el mapa: Central America and the Caribbean

Area:
total: 960 sq km
land: 960 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten (Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin)

Area - comparativo: more than five times the size of Washington, DC

Fronteras:
total: 10.2 km
border countries: Guadeloupe (Saint Martin) 10.2 km

Costa: 364 km

Demandas Marítimas:
exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Clima: tropical; ameliorated by northeast trade winds

Terreno: generally hilly, volcanic interiors

Extremos de Elevación:
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Mount Scenery 862 m

Recursos Naturales: phosphates (Curacao only), salt (Bonaire only)

Uso de Tierras:
arable land: 10%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures: 0%
forests and woodland: 0%
other: 90% (1993 est.)

Tierras Irrigadas: NA sq km

Peligros Naturales: Curacao and Bonaire are south of Caribbean hurricane belt and are rarely threatened; Sint Maarten, Saba, and Sint Eustatius are subject to hurricanes from July to October

Ambiente - asuntos actuales: NA