_#_Maritime claims:
Continental shelf: 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation;
Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm;
Territorial sea: 3 nm
_#_Climate: tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream
_#_Terrain: long, flat coral formations with some low rounded hills
_#_Natural resources: salt, aragonite, timber
_#_Land use: arable land 1%; permanent crops NEGL%; meadows and pastures NEGL%; forest and woodland 32%; other 67%
_#_Environment: subject to hurricanes and other tropical storms that cause extensive flood damage
_#_Note: strategic location adjacent to US and Cuba; extensive island chain