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Area > Comparative
slightly more than twice the size of New Hampshire |
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Area > Land
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48,380 sq km |
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[128th of 238]
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Area > Total
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48,730 sq km |
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[136th of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Santo Domingo - 2,100,000 |
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Climate
tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall |
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Forested Land
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28.4% |
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[91st of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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19 00 N, 70 40 W |
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Land boundaries > Border countries
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Haiti 360 km |
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Land use > Arable land
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22.49% |
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[41st of 258]
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Largest city
Santo Domingo |
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Largest city population
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3,166,000 |
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[33rd of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Santo Domingo - 2,100,000 |
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Location
Caribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Haiti |
Map references
Central America and the Caribbean |
Natural resources
nickel, bauxite, gold, silver |
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Population density
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168.04 people per sqkm |
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[62nd of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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183.86 people/m²
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[50th of 204]
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Precipitation
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1,448 mm |
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[18th of 95]
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Surface area > sq. km
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48,730 km²
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[128th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Pico Duarte |
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Dominican Republic, Republica Dominicana, dominican rep, dominican rep.
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