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 |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 19 00 N, 70 40 W 19.0,-70.666664 |
| Area | total: 48,670 sq km land: 48,320 sq km water: 350 sq km We are unable to verify those figures from Factbook, since the 6 main sources we used for checking give different figures as follows: Factbook: 48670 DBpedia: 48442 Geoname: 48730 Infoplease: 48730 Britannica: 48671 Wolfram: 48670 Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Land boundaries | total: 376 km border countries: Haiti 376 km |
| Coastline | 1,288 km |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Lago Enriquillo -46 m highest point: Pico Duarte 3,175 m |
| Highest Mountains | As there is no entry in Geonames we are listing mountain list of Wolfram only: According to Wolfram: Pico Duarte 3175 m; Loma La Pelona 3085 m Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Terrain | rugged highlands and mountains with fertile valleys interspersed |
| Natural Hazards | lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding; periodic droughts |
| Natural Resource | nickel, bauxite, gold, silver |
| Land Use | arable land: 16.44% permanent crops: 9.25% other: 74.32% (2011) |
| Climate | tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall |
| Irrigated Land | 3,065 sq km (2009) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 21 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | 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 Sea |
| Large Cities | Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Santo Domingo; Santiago; San Pedro de Macoris; La Romana; San Cristobal According to Geonames: Santo Domingo; Santiago de los Caballeros; Santo Domingo Oeste; San Pedro de Macorís; La Romana Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Cities |
| Geography-note | shares island of Hispaniola with Haiti |