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: 340 sq km
land: 340 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative twice the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries 0 km

Coastline 121 km

Maritime claims
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Climate tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds

Terrain volcanic in origin with central mountains

Elevation extremes
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Mount Saint Catherine 840 m

Natural resources timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors

Land use
arable land: 15%
permanent crops: 18%
permanent pastures: 3%
forests and woodland: 9%
other: 55% (1993 est.)

Irrigated land NA sq km

Natural hazards lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November

Environment - current issues NA

Environment - international agreements
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Geography - note the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada

NOTE: The information regarding Grenada on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Grenada Geography 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Grenada Geography 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.