| 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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| Zone | Central America |
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| Area | total: 48,730 sq km
land: 48,380 sq km
water: 350 sq km |
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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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| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 6 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin |
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| Climate | tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall |
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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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| Natural resources | nickel, bauxite, gold, silver |
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| Irrigated land | 1,288 km |
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| Natural hazards | lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding; periodic droughts |
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Environment -
current issues | water shortages; soil eroding into the sea damages coral reefs; deforestation |
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Environment -
international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea |
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| Geography - note | shares island of Hispaniola with Haiti |
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