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Dominican Republic
Index
Size: Approximately 48,442 square kilometers.
Topography: Mountain ranges divide country into
three
regions: northern, central, and southwestern. Seven major
drainage basins, most important that of Yaque del Norte
River.
Largest body of water Lago Enriquillo (Lake Enriquillo),
in
southwest. Highest mountain peak, Pico Duarte, rises in
Cordillera Central (Central Range) to height of 3,087
meters.
Climate: Primarily tropical, with temperatures
varying
according to altitude. Seasons defined more by rainfall
than by
temperature. For most of country, rainy season runs
roughly from
May through November; dry season, from November through
April.
Rainfall not uniform throughout country because of
mountain
ranges. Tropical cyclones strike country on average of
once every
two years and usually have greatest impact along southern
coast.
Data as of December 1989
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