and Cubagua, comprises the state of Nueva Esparta. The island is split into two peninsulas joined by an 18 km long isthmus and covers an area of 1,020 km2. It is 78 km long and measures roughly 20 km at its widest. The climate is sunny and dry, with average temperatures ranging from 24 °C to 37 °C.

Most of the island's 420,000 residents live in the more developed eastern part of the island, which