Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than Maryland |
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Area > Land
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27,560 sq km |
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[141st of 238]
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Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
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Area > Total
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27,750 sq km |
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[152nd of 250]
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
Capital city with population
Port-au-Prince - 1,500,000 |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
Climate
tropical; semiarid where mountains in east cut off trade winds |
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Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites. |
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Forested Land
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3.2% |
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[173rd of 193]
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Geographic coordinates
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19 00 N, 72 25 W |
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Source: FAO |
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Land boundaries > Border countries
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Dominican Republic 360 km |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Land use > Arable land
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28.11% |
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[26th of 258]
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Largest city
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Port-au-Prince |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Largest city population
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1,461,000 |
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[66th of 174]
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Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook |
Largest city with population
Port-au-Prince - 1,500,000 |
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Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook |
Location
Caribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Dominican Republic |
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Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites. |
Map references
Central America and the Caribbean |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
Natural hazards
lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding and earthquakes; periodic droughts |
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Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
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Natural resources
bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, hydropower |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Population density
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249.79 people per sqkm |
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[45th of 256]
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Population density > people per sq. km
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309.43 people/m²
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[28th of 204]
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Source: Heal The World Foundation. |
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Surface area > sq. km
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27,750 km²
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[143rd of 206]
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Pic la Selle |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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