Location:
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic
Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Geographic coordinates:
18 15 N, 63 10 W
Map references:
Central America and the Caribbean
Area:
total: 102 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 102 sq km
Area - comparative:
about half the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
61 km
Maritime claims: exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 3 NM
Climate:
tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds
Terrain:
flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone