_#_Climate: subtropical; mild, humid; gales, strong winds common in winter

_#_Terrain: low hills separated by fertile depressions

_#_Natural resources: limestone, pleasant climate fostering tourism

_#_Land use: arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and woodland 20%; other 80%

_#_Environment: ample rainfall, but no rivers or freshwater lakes; consists of about 360 small coral islands

_#_Note: 1,050 km east of North Carolina; some reclaimed land leased by US Government

_*People #_Population: 58,433 (July 1991), growth rate 1.5% (1991)

_#_Birth rate: 15 births/1,000 population (1991)

_#_Death rate: 7 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

_#_Net migration rate: 7 migrants/1,000 population (1991)