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Area > Comparative slightly less than three times the size of Rhode Island
Area > Land	8,870 sq km		[165th of 238]
Area > Total	13,790 sq km		[167th of 250]
Area > Water	4,921 sq km		[63rd of 239]
Climate tropical marine, mild; little seasonal temperature variation
Coastline	501 km		[116th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Cerro de Punta 1,339 m
Forested Land	25.8%		[108th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	18 15 N, 66 30 W
Land use > Arable land	3.69%		[161st of 258]
Location Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic
Map references Central America and the Caribbean
Natural hazards periodic droughts; hurricanes
Natural resources some copper and nickel; potential for onshore and offshore oil
Population density	433.94 people per sqkm		[19th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	441.04 people/m²		[17th of 204]
Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land	132.24 people/km² of arable lan		[47th of 188]
Surface area > sq. km	8,950 km²		[163rd of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Cerro de Punta
Terrain mostly mountains with coastal plain belt in north; mountains precipitous to sea on west coast; sandy beaches along most coastal areas

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