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Antigua and BarbudaGeography
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Antigua and Barbuda: Geography
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Location:
| Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico |
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Geographic coordinates:
| 17 03 N, 61 48 W |
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Map references:
| Central America and the Caribbean |
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Area:
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total: 442.6 sq km (Antigua 280 sq km; Barbuda 161 sq km) land: 442.6 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Redonda, 1.6 sq km |
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Area - comparative:
| 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
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Land boundaries:
| 0 km |
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Coastline:
| 153 km |
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Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin |
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Climate:
| tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation |
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Terrain:
| mostly low-lying limestone and coral islands, with some higher volcanic areas |
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Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Boggy Peak 402 m |
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Natural resources:
| NEGL; pleasant climate fosters tourism |
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Land use:
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arable land: 18.18% permanent crops: 4.55% other: 77.27% (2001) |
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Irrigated land:
| NA |
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Natural hazards:
| hurricanes and tropical storms (July to October); periodic droughts |
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Environment - current issues:
| water management - a major concern because of limited natural fresh water resources - is further hampered by the clearing of trees to increase crop production, causing rainfall to run off quickly |
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Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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Geography - note:
| Antigua has a deeply indented shoreline with many natural harbors and beaches; Barbuda has a very large western harbor |
More about Antigua and Barbuda:
The World Factbook 2005, by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
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