Geography (Guadeloupe)
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     Total area:
         1,780 km2
     Land area:
         1,760 km2
     Comparative area:
         10 times the size of Washington, DC
     Land boundaries:
         none
     Coastline:
         306 km
     Maritime claims:
       Continental shelf:
         200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation
       Exclusive economic zone:
         200 nm
       Territorial sea:
         12 nm
     Disputes:
         none
     Climate:
         subtropical tempered by trade winds; relatively high humidity
     Terrain:
         Basse-Terre is volcanic in origin with interior mountains; Grand-Terre is
         low limestone formation
     Natural resources:
         cultivable land, beaches, and climate that foster tourism
     Land use:
         arable land 18%; permanent crops 5%; meadows and pastures 13%; forest and
         woodland 40%; other 24%; includes irrigated 1%
     Environment:
         subject to hurricanes (June to October); La Soufriere is an active volcano
     Note:
         located 500 km southeast of Puerto Rico in the Caribbean Sea