| Geography | Haiti |
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Location:
 | Caribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Dominican Republic |
Geographic coordinates:
 | 19 00 N, 72 25 W |
Map references:
 | Central America and the Caribbean |
Area:
 | total: 27,750 sq km land: 27,560 sq km water: 190 sq km |
Area - comparative:
 | slightly smaller than Maryland |
Land boundaries:
 | total: 360 km border countries: Dominican Republic 360 km |
Coastline:
 | 1,771 km |
Maritime claims:
 | territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: to depth of exploitation |
Climate:
 | tropical; semiarid where mountains in east cut off trade winds |
Terrain:
 | mostly rough and mountainous |
Elevation extremes:
 | lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Chaine de la Selle 2,680 m |
Natural resources:
 | bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, hydropower |
Land use:
 | arable land: 28.11% permanent crops: 11.53% other: 60.36% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
 | 920 sq km (2003) |
Total renewable water resources:
 | 14 cu km (2000) |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
 | Total: 0.99 cu km/yr (5%/1%/94%) Per capita: 116 cu m/yr (2000) |
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 |
Environment - current issues:
 | extensive deforestation (much of the remaining forested land is being cleared for agriculture and used as fuel); soil erosion; inadequate supplies of potable water |
Environment - international agreements:
 | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection signed, but not ratified: Hazardous Wastes |
Geography - note:
 | shares island of Hispaniola with Dominican Republic (western one-third is Haiti, eastern two-thirds is the Dominican Republic) |
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