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