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)