GREATER CARIBBEAN* : VITAL
STATISTICS
Area (km2)
..........................................................3,184,764
Population estimate 1994 (millions)
.....................................153
Natural increase (annual %) ............................................. 9
Population density (people per km2)* .................................... 49.3
Protected areas as % of country's land surface ..........................1.9
Total protected area (km2) .......................................... 61,250
Number of protected areas +
..............................................2137
- * In WWF's
terminology, the Greater Caribbean subregion comprises: Mexico, Central
America, the Insular Caribbean, and the Guianas.
** Only those protected areas which correspond to categories I, II, and
III of IUCN. Source: WRI, 1994. World Resources 1994-1995. World
Resources Institute, Washington DC.
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