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GeographyLocation
Caribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Haiti Geographic coordinates
19 00 N, 70 40 W
Map references
Central America and the Caribbean
Area World Ranking: 132
Total 48,670 sq km
Land 48,320 sq km Water 350 sq km Area - comparative
Slightly more than twice the size of New Hampshire Land boundaries
Total 360 km
Border countries Haiti 360 km Coastline
1,288 km
Maritime claims
Measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines Territorial sea 6 nmContiguous zone 24 nm Exclusive economic zone 200 nm Continental shelf 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin Climate
Tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall Terrain
Rugged highlands and mountains with fertile valleys interspersed Elevation extremes
Lowest point Lago Enriquillo -46 m
Highest point Pico Duarte 3,175 m Natural resources
Nickel, bauxite, gold, silver
Land use
Arable land 22.49%
Permanent crops 10.26% Other 67.25% (2005) Irrigated land
2,750 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources
21 cu km (2000)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)
Total 3.39 cu km/yr (32%/2%/66%)
Per capita 381 cu m/yr (2000) Natural hazards
Lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding; periodic droughts Environment - current issues
Water shortages; soil eroding into the sea damages coral reefs; deforestation Environment - international agreements
Party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands Signed, but not ratified Law of the SeaGeography - note
Shares island of Hispaniola with Haiti
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