Contiguous zone: 24 nm;

Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm;

Territorial sea: 12 nm

_#_Climate: tropical marine; little seasonal temperature variation

_#_Terrain: mostly low-lying limestone and coral islands with some higher volcanic areas

_#_Natural resources: negligible; pleasant climate fosters tourism

_#_Land use: arable land 18%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 7%; forest and woodland 16%; other 59%

_#_Environment: subject to hurricanes and tropical storms (July to October); insufficient freshwater resources; deeply indented coastline provides many natural harbors

_#_Note: 420 km east-southeast of Puerto Rico

_*People #_Population: 63,917 (July 1991), growth rate 0.4% (1991)