Haiti
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Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for
the following climate stations in Haiti
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| Official name: |
Republic of Haiti
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| Capital: |
Port-au-Prince
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| Area: |
total: 27,750 sq km
land: 27,560 sq km
water: 190 sq km
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| Climate: |
tropical; semiarid where mountains in east cut off trade winds
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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
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| Geographic coordinates: |
19 00 N, 72 25 W
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| Comparative Area: |
slightly smaller than Maryland
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| Land boundaries: |
total: 360 km
border countries: Dominican Republic 360 km
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| Coastline: |
1,771 km
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| Terrain: |
mostly rough and mountainous
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Chaine de la Selle 2,680 m
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Map of Haiti
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