Dominica
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Introduction - Dominica: | Location - Dominica: | Location | Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago | | Geographic coordinates | 15 25 N, 61 20 W | | Map references | Central America and the Caribbean | | Area | total: 754 sq km
land: 754 sq km
water: 0 sq km | | Area comparative | slightly more than four times the size of Washington, DC | | Land boundaries | 0 km | | Coastline | 148 km | | Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm | | Climate | tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds; heavy rainfall | | Terrain | rugged mountains of volcanic origin | | Elevation extremes | lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Morne Diablatins 1,447 m | | Natural resources | timber, hydropower, arable land | | Land use | arable land: 6.67%
permanent crops: 21.33%
other: 72% (2005) | | Irrigated land | NA | | Natural hazards | flash floods are a constant threat; destructive hurricanes can be expected during the late summer months | | Environment current issues | NA | | Environment international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements | | Geography note | known as The Nature Island of the Caribbean due to its spectacular, lush, and varied flora and fauna, which are protected by an extensive natural park system; the most mountainous of the Lesser Antilles, its volcanic peaks are cones of lava craters and include Boiling Lake, the second-largest, thermally active lake in the world | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |