Grenada
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Introduction - Grenada: | Location - Grenada: | Location | Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago | | Geographic coordinates | 12 07 N, 61 40 W | | Map references | Central America and the Caribbean | | Area | total: 344 sq km
land: 344 sq km
water: 0 sq km | | Area comparative | twice the size of Washington, DC | | Land boundaries | 0 km | | Coastline | 121 km | | Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm | | Climate | tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds | | Terrain | volcanic in origin with central mountains | | Elevation extremes | lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Mount Saint Catherine 840 m | | Natural resources | timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors | | Land use | arable land: 5.88%
permanent crops: 29.41%
other: 64.71% (2005) | | Irrigated land | NA | | Natural hazards | lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November | | Environment current issues | NA | | Environment international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements | | Geography note | the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |