_#_Terrain: coral islands relatively flat; volcanic islands steep, hilly

_#_Natural resources: negligible

_#_Land use: arable land 20%; permanent crops 7%; meadows and pastures 33%; forest and woodland 7%; other 33%

_#_Environment: subject to hurricanes and tropical storms from July to October

_#_Note: strong ties to nearby US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

_*People #_Population: 12,396 (July 1991), growth rate 1.1% (1991)

_#_Birth rate: 19 births/1,000 population (1991)

_#_Death rate: 5 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

_#_Net migration rate: - 3 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

_#_Infant mortality rate: 14 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)