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| Location | Caribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Dominican Republic |
| Geographic coordinates | 19 00 N, 72 25 W |
| Map references | central_america |
| Area |
total: 27,750 sq km land: 27,560 sq km water: 190 sq km |
| Area comparative | slightly smaller than Maryland |
| Land boundaries |
total: 360 km border countries: dominican republic 360 km |
| Coastline | 1,771 km |
| Maritime claims |
territorial sea: 12 nm continental shelf: to depth of exploitation contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
| Climate | tropical; semiarid where mountains in east cut off trade winds |
| Terrain | mostly rough and mountainous |
| Elevation extremes |
lowest point: caribbean sea 0 m highest point: chaine de la selle 2,680 m |
| Natural resources | bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, hydropower |
| Land use |
arable land: 28.3% permanent crops: 11.61% other: 60.09% (2001) |
| Irrigated land | 750 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards | lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding and earthquakes; periodic droughts |
| Environment - current issues | extensive deforestation (much of the remaining forested land is being cleared for agriculture and used as fuel); soil erosion; inadequate supplies of potable water |
| Environment - international agreements |
party to: biodiversity, climate change, desertification, law of the sea, marine dumping, marine life conservation, ozone layer protection signed, but not ratified: hazardous wastes |
| Geography note | shares island of Hispaniola with Dominican Republic (western one-third is Haiti, eastern two-thirds is the Dominican Republic) |
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