Geography Of Antigua and Barbuda

Location	Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico
Geographic coordinates	17 03 N, 61 48 W
Map references	central_america
Area	total: 443 sq km (Antigua 280 sq km; Barbuda 161 sq km) water: 0 sq km note: includes Redonda, 1.6 sq km land: 443 sq km
Area comparative	2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries	0 km
Coastline	153 km
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm
Climate	tropical; little seasonal temperature variation
Terrain	mostly low-lying limestone and coral islands, with some higher volcanic areas
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Boggy Peak 402 m
Natural resources	NEGL; pleasant climate fosters tourism
Land use	arable land: 18.18% permanent crops: 4.55% other: 77.27% (2001)
Irrigated land	NA sq km
Natural hazards	hurricanes and tropical storms (July to October); periodic droughts
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
Environment - international agreements	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
Geography note	Antigua has a deeply indented shoreline with many natural harbors and beaches; Barbuda has a very large western harbor

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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