| 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: 376 km border countries (1): Dominican Republic 376 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 | highest point: Pic la Selle 2,674 m lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m mean elevation: 470 m |
| Natural resources | bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, hydropower, arable land |
| Land use | agricultural land: 66.4% (2018 est.) arable land: 38.5% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 10.2% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 17.7% (2018 est.) forest: 3.6% (2018 est.) other: 30% (2018 est.) |
| Irrigated land | 970 sq km (2012) |
| Total renewable water resources | 14.022 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| 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 |
| Geography - note | shares island of Hispaniola with Dominican Republic (western one-third is Haiti, eastern two-thirds is the Dominican Republic); it is the most mountainous nation in the Caribbean |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
