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Area > Comparative
slightly less than three times the size of Rhode Island |
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Area > Land
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8,870 sq km |
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[165th of 238]
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Definition: Geography > Area > Land |
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Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
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Area > Total
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13,790 sq km |
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[167th of 250]
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Definition: Geography > Area > Total |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Area > Water
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4,921 sq km |
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[63rd of 239]
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Definition: Geography > Area > Water |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
Climate
tropical marine, mild; little seasonal temperature variation |
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Definition: Geography > Climate |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Coastline
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501 km |
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[116th of 271]
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Definition: Geography > Coastline |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Cerro de Punta 1,339 m |
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Definition: Geography > Elevation extremes > Highest point |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Forested Land
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25.8% |
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[108th of 193]
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Definition: Geography > Forested Land |
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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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18 15 N, 66 30 W |
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Definition: Geography > Geographic coordinates |
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Source: FAO |
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Land use > Arable land
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3.69% |
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[161st of 258]
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Definition: Geography > Land use > Arable land |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
Location
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic |
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Definition: Geography > Location |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
Map references
Central America and the Caribbean |
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Definition: Geography > Map references |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
Natural hazards
periodic droughts; hurricanes |
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Definition: Geography > Natural hazards |
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Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
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Natural resources
some copper and nickel; potential for onshore and offshore oil |
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Definition: Geography > Natural resources |
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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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433.94 people per sqkm |
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[19th of 256]
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Definition: Geography > Population density |
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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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441.04 people/m²
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[17th of 204]
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Definition: Geography > Population density > people per sq. km |
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Source: Heal The World Foundation. |
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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132.24 people/km² of arable lan |
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[47th of 188]
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Definition: Geography > Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Surface area > sq. km
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8,950 km²
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[163rd of 206]
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Definition: Geography > Surface area > sq. km |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Cerro de Punta |
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Definition: Geography > tallest mountains > Mountain |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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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Definition: Geography > Terrain |
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Source: Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
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