Total area: 340 km2
land area: 340 km2

Comparative area: slightly less than twice the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries: none

Coastline: 84 km

Maritime claims:
Contiguous zone: 24 nm
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Territorial sea: 12 nm

Climate: tropical; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)

Terrain: volcanic, mountainous; Soufriere volcano on the island of Saint Vincent

Natural resources: negligible

Land use: arable land 38%; permanent crops 12%; meadows and pastures 6%; forest and woodland 41%; other 3%; includes irrigated 3%

Environment: subject to hurricanes; Soufriere volcano is a constant threat

Note: some islands of the Grenadines group are administered by Grenada

NOTE: The information regarding Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Geography 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Geography 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.