Geography Of Dominican Republic

Location	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
Area	total: 48,730 sq km land: 48,380 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	territorial sea: 6 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
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: 22.65% permanent crops: 10.33% other: 67.02% (2001)
Irrigated land	2,590 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; 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 signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea
Geography note	shares island of Hispaniola with Haiti

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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