Dominican Republic's Geography | Dominican Republic Geography

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 and the Caribbean

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 contiguous 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: 22.65% 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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