Dominican Republic
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Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for
the following climate stations in Dominican Republic
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| Official name: |
Dominican Republic
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| Capital: |
Santo Domingo
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| Area: |
total: 48,730 sq km
land: 48,380 sq km
water: 350 sq km
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| Climate: |
tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall
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| Location: |
Caribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Haiti
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| Geographic coordinates: |
19 00 N, 70 40 W
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| Comparative Area: |
slightly more than twice the size of New Hampshire
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| Land boundaries: |
total: 360 km
border countries: Haiti 360 km
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| Coastline: |
1,288 km
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| Terrain: |
rugged highlands and mountains with fertile valleys interspersed
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Lago Enriquillo -46 m
highest point: Pico Duarte 3,175 m
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Map of Dominican Republic
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