| Location | Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago |
| Geographic coordinates | 12 07 N, 61 40 W |
| Map references | Central America and the Caribbean |
| Area | total: 344 sq km land: 344 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Area - comparative | twice the size of Washington, DC |
| Land boundaries | total: 0 km |
| Coastline | 121 km |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
| Climate | tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds |
| Terrain | volcanic in origin with central mountains |
| Elevation extremes | highest point: Mount Saint Catherine 840 m lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m |
| Natural resources | timber, tropical fruit |
| Land use | agricultural land: 32.3% (2018 est.) arable land: 8.8% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 20.6% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 2.9% (2018 est.) forest: 50% (2018 est.) other: 17.7% (2018 est.) |
| Irrigated land | 20 sq km (2012) |
| Total renewable water resources | 200 million cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Natural hazards | lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November volcanism: Mount Saint Catherine (840 m) lies on the island of Grenada; Kick 'em Jenny, an active submarine volcano (seamount) on the Caribbean Sea floor, lies about 8 km north of the island of Grenada; these two volcanoes are at the southern end of the volcanic island arc of the Lesser Antilles that extends up to the Netherlands dependency of Saba in the north |
| Geography - note | the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
