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| Choose the first letter to select required country: Geography Of Antigua and Barbuda
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| 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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