_#_Maritime claims:
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm;
Territorial sea: 12 nm
_#_Disputes: US Naval Base at Guantanamo is leased to US and only mutual agreement or US abandonment of the area can terminate the lease
_#_Climate: tropical; moderated by trade winds; dry season (November to April); rainy season (May to October)
_#_Terrain: mostly flat to rolling plains with rugged hills and mountains in the southeast
_#_Natural resources: cobalt, nickel, iron ore, copper, manganese, salt, timber, silica
_#_Land use: arable land 23%; permanent crops 6%; meadows and pastures 23%; forest and woodland 17%; other 31%; includes irrigated 10%
_#_Environment: averages one hurricane every other year
_#_Note: largest country in Caribbean; 145 km south of Florida