_#_Land boundaries: none

_#_Coastline: 364 km

_#_Maritime claims:

Exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm;

Territorial sea: 12 nm

_#_Climate: tropical; modified by northeast trade winds

_#_Terrain: generally hilly, volcanic interiors

_#_Natural resources: phosphates (Curacao only), salt (Bonaire only)

_#_Land use: arable land 8%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and woodland 0%; other 92%

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