<item><hi format=bold>Climate:</hi> tropical; rainy season (June to October)
<item><hi format=bold>Terrain:</hi> relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region
<item><hi format=bold>Natural resources:</hi> petroleum, fishing, natural gas
<item><hi format=bold>Land use:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>arable land:</hi> 77%
<item>• <hi format=ital>permanent crops:</hi> 0%
<item>• <hi format=ital>meadows and pastures:</hi> 9%
<item>• <hi format=ital>forest and woodland:</hi> 0%
<item>• <hi format=ital>other:</hi> 14%
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<item><hi format=bold>Irrigated land:</hi> NA sq km
<item><hi format=bold>Environment:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>current issues:</hi> pollution of coastal waters from waste disposal by ships; soil erosion; illegal solid waste disposal threatens contamination of aquifers
<item>• <hi format=ital>natural hazards:</hi> subject to hurricanes (especially June to October); periodic landslides
<item>• <hi format=ital>international agreements:</hi> party to—Climate Change, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection; signed, but not ratified—Biodiversity
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<item><hi format=bold>Note:</hi> easternmost Caribbean island