Antigua and Barbuda Adfunk Internet Solutions Article

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 and the Caribbean
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: contiguous zone: 24 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM continental
shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin Climate:
tropical marine; 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: 0% other:
81.82% (1998 est.) 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, Nuclear Test Ban,
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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