Contiguous zone: 24 nm;
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm;
Territorial sea: 12 nm
_#_Climate: tropical, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season from January to April, rainy season from May to August
_#_Terrain: volcanic and mountainous with some broad, fertile valleys
_#_Natural resources: forests, sandy beaches, minerals (pumice), mineral springs, geothermal potential
_#_Land use: arable land 8%; permanent crops 20%; meadows and pastures 5%; forest and woodland 13%; other 54%; includes irrigated 2%
_#_Environment: subject to hurricanes and volcanic activity; deforestation; soil erosion
_#_Note: located 700 km southeast of Puerto Rico
_*People #_Population: 153,075 (July 1991), growth rate 2.2% (1991)