Geography (HAITI)

Continuing on my series of Haiti to help you understand more about Haiti and her precious people... facts from the CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
I would encourage everyone to explore this beautiful country... make sure your connected on the ground with a mission organization....

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
country comparison to the world: 147
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 capital 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:


shares island of Hispaniola with Dominican Republic (western one-third is Haiti, eastern two-thirds is the Dominican Republic)