Geography Of Barbados

Location	Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
Geographic coordinates	13 10 N, 59 32 W
Map references	central_america
Area	total: 431 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 431 sq km
Area comparative	2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries	0 km
Coastline	97 km
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Climate	tropical; rainy season (June to October)
Terrain	relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Hillaby 336 m
Natural resources	petroleum, fish, natural gas
Land use	arable land: 37.21% permanent crops: 2.33% other: 60.46% (2001)
Irrigated land	10 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards	infrequent hurricanes; periodic landslides
Environment - current issues	pollution of coastal waters from waste disposal by ships; soil erosion; illegal solid waste disposal threatens contamination of aquifers
Environment - international agreements	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography note	easternmost Caribbean island

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

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Geography Of Barbados