Territorial sea: 12 nm
_#_Climate: subtropical tempered by trade winds; relatively high humidity
_#_Terrain: Basse-Terre is volcanic in origin with interior mountains; Grand-Terre is low limestone formation
_#_Natural resources: cultivable land, beaches, and climate that foster tourism
_#_Land use: arable land 18%; permanent crops 5%; meadows and pastures 13%; forest and woodland 40%; other 24%; includes irrigated 1%
_#_Environment: subject to hurricanes (June to October); La Soufriere is an active volcano
_#_Note: located 500 km southeast of Puerto Rico in the Caribbean Sea
_*People #_Population: 344,897 (July 1991), growth rate 0.8% (1991)
_#_Birth rate: 20 births/1,000 population (1991)
_#_Death rate: 6 deaths/1,000 population (1991)