Coastline: 64 km
Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm
International disputes: none
Climate: tropical; modified by southeast trade winds
Terrain: steep limestone cliffs along coast, central plateau
Natural resources: fish, arable land
Land use: arable land: 61% permanent crops: 4% meadows and pastures: 4% forest and woodland: 19% other: 12%
Irrigated land: NA sq km
Environment:
current issues: traditional methods of burning brush and trees to
clear land for agriculture have threatened soil supplies which
naturally are not very abundant
natural hazards: typhoons
international agreements: signed, but not ratified - Law of the Sea
Note: one of world's largest coral islands