Location: Caribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Haiti

• Area: total: 48,730 sq km

• Land: 48,380 sq km

• Water: 350 sq km

• Area – comparative: slightly more than twice the size of New Hampshire

• Land boundaries: total: 360 km

• Border countries: Haiti 360 km

• Coastline: 1,288 km

• Climate: tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall

• Terrain: rugged highlands and mountains with fertile valleys interspersed

• Elevation extremes: lowest point: Lago Enriquillo -46 m

• Highest point: Pico Duarte 3,175 m

• Natural resources: nickel, bauxite, gold, silver

• Land use: arable land: 22.49%

• Permanent crops: 10.26%

• Other: 67.25% (2005)

• Irrigated land: 2,750 sq km (2003)

• Total renewable water resources: 21 cu km (2000)

• Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural): total: 3.39 cu km/yr (32%/2%/66%)

• Per capita: 381 cu m/yr (2000)