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![]() ![]() Dominica Geography - 1990 https://theodora.com/wfb1990/dominica/dominica_geography.html SOURCE: 1990 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Total area: 750 km2
Comparative area: slightly more than four times the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries: none Coastline: 148 km Maritime claims: Contiguous zone: 24 nm; Extended economic zone: 200 nm; Territorial sea: 12 nm Climate: tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds; heavy rainfall Terrain: rugged mountains of volcanic origin Natural resources: timber Land use: 9% arable land; 13% permanent crops; 3% meadows and pastures; 41% forest and woodland; 34% other Environment: flash floods a constant hazard; occasional hurricanes Note: located 550 km southeast of Puerto Rico in the Caribbean Sea
NOTE: The information regarding Dominica on this page is re-published from the 1990 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Dominica Geography 1990 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Dominica Geography 1990 should be addressed to the CIA. |
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