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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