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Area

total: 27,750 sq km
land: 27,560 sq km
water: 190 sq km


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Area - comparative

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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Maritime claims

territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: to depth of exploitation


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Land use

arable land: 28.3%
permanent crops: 11.61%
other: 60.09% (2001)


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Irrigated land

750 sq km (1998 est.)



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