Haiti
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Introduction - Haiti: | Location - Haiti: | 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) | | 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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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |