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== Statistics == [[File:Haiti2025OSM.png|thumb|Detailed map of Haiti]] ; Maritime claims: :* [[Territorial sea]]: {{convert|12|nmi|km mi|1|abbr=on}} :* [[Contiguous zone]]: {{convert|24|nmi|km mi|1|abbr=on|lk=in}} :* [[Exclusive economic zone]]: {{convert|126760|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} and {{convert|200|nmi|km mi|1|abbr=on}} :* [[Continental shelf]]: to depth of exploitation ; Climate: : Tropical; semiarid where mountains in east cut off trade winds ; Terrain: : Mostly rough and mountainous ; Natural resources: : [[Bauxite]], [[copper]], [[calcium carbonate]], [[gold]], [[marble]], [[hydropower]], arable land ; Land use: :* Arable land: 36.28% :* Permanent crops: 10.16% :* Other: 53.56% (2012 est.) ; Irrigated land: : 970 km<sup>3</sup> ; Total renewable water resources: : 14.03 km<sup>3</sup> (2011) ; Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural): :* Total: 1.2 km<sup>3</sup>/yr (17%/3%/80%) :* Per capita: 134.3 m<sup>3</sup>/yr (2009) ; Natural hazards: : Lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding and earthquakes; periodic droughts ; Extreme points :* Northernmost point – [[Pointe Tete de Chien]], [[Tortuga (Haiti)|Tortuga Island]], [[Nord-Ouest (department)|Nord-Ouest Department]] :*Southernmost point – south of [[Torbeck]], [[Les Cayes Arrondissement]] :*Westernmost point – cape near [[Anse-d'Hainault|Anse d'Hainault]], [[Grand'Anse (department)|Grand'Anse]] :*Easternmost point – border with [[Dominican Republic]], [[Centre (department)|Centre Department]] :*Highest point – [[Pic la Selle]]: 2680 m :*Lowest point – [[Caribbean Sea]]: 0 m ; Environment—current issues: : Extensive deforestation (much of the remaining forested land is being cleared for agriculture and used as fuel); soil erosion; inadequate supplies of potable water ; Environment—international agreements :* Party to: [[Biodiversity]], [[United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change|Climate Change]], [[Desertification]], [[Law of the Sea]], [[Marine Dumping]], [[Marine Life Conservation]], Ozone Layer Protection :* Signed, but not ratified: [[Hazardous Wastes]]
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