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Geography of Haiti
ContinentAmericas
RegionCaribbean
Greater Antilles
Coordinates19°00′N 72°25′W / 19.000°N 72.417°W / 19.000; -72.417
AreaRanked 147th
 • Total27,560 km2 (10,640 sq mi)
Coastline1,771 km (1,100 mi)
BordersTotal land borders:
388 km
Highest pointPic la Selle
2,680 m
Lowest pointCaribbean Sea
0 m
Longest riverArtibonite River
Largest lakeÉtang Saumâtre
Exclusive economic zone126,760 km2 (48,940 sq mi)

The Republic of Haiti comprises the western three-eighths of the island of Hispaniola, west of the Dominican Republic.[1][2] Haiti is positioned east of the neighboring island of Cuba, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean.

Haiti's total area is 27,560 square kilometres (10,641 sq mi), of which 27,560 square kilometres (10,641 sq mi) is land and 190 square kilometres (73 sq mi) is water. Haiti has 1,771 km (1,100 mi) of coastline and a 360 kilometres (224 mi)-border with the Dominican Republic.

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