LocationCaribbean, two island groups in the Caribbean Sea - composed of five islands, Curacao and Bonaire located off the coast of Venezuela, and Sint Maarten, Saba, and Sint Eustatius lie east of the US Virgin Islands Geographic coordinates
Bonaire: 12 12 N, 68 15 W
Map referencesCentral America and the Caribbean Area
total: 800 sq km
Area - comparativemore than five times the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries
total: 15 km
Coastline364 km Maritime claims
territorial sea: 12 nm
Climatetropical; ameliorated by northeast trade winds Terraingenerally hilly, volcanic interiors Elevation extremes
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
Natural resourcesphosphates (Curacao only), salt (Bonaire only) Land use
arable land: 10%
Irrigated landNA Natural hazardsSint Maarten, Saba, and Sint Eustatius are subject to hurricanes from July to October; Curacao and Bonaire are south of Caribbean hurricane belt and are rarely threatened Environment - current issuesNA Geography - notethe five islands of the Netherlands Antilles are divided geographically into the Leeward Islands (northern) group (Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten) and the Windward Islands (southern) group (Bonaire and Curacao); the island of Saint Martin is the smallest landmass in the world shared by two independent states, the French territory of Saint Martin and the Dutch territory of Sint Maarten |
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Source: CIA World Factbook |