Territorial sea: 12 nm
_#_Disputes: claimed by Haiti
_#_Climate: marine, tropical
_#_Terrain: raised coral and limestone plateau, flat to undulating; ringed by vertical white cliffs (9 to 15 meters high)
_#_Natural resources: guano
_#_Land use: arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 10%; forest and woodland 0%; other 90%
_#_Environment: mostly exposed rock, but enough grassland to support goat herds; dense stands of fig-like trees, scattered cactus
_#_Note: strategic location between Cuba, Haiti, and Jamaica in the Caribbean Sea; 160 km south of the US Naval Base at Guantanamo, Cuba
_*People #_Population: uninhabited; transient Haitian fishermen and others camp on the island
_*Government #_Long-form name: none (territory of the US)