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Area > Comparative
slightly more than twice the size of New Hampshire |
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Capital city with population
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Santo Domingo - 2,100,000 |
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Forested Land
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28.4% |
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[91st of 193]
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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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Map references
Central America and the Caribbean |
Maritime claims > Continental shelf
200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin |
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Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone
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200 nm
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[56th of 121]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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6 nm
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[172nd of 190]
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Natural hazards
lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding; periodic droughts |
Natural resources
nickel, bauxite, gold, silver |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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19°55'N |
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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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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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275.62 people/km² of arable lan |
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[94th of 188]
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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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Terrain
rugged highlands and mountains with fertile valleys interspersed |
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