<item>• <hi format=ital>meadows and pastures:</hi> 43%
<item>• <hi format=ital>forest and woodland:</hi> 13%
<item>• <hi format=ital>other:</hi> 14%
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<item><hi format=bold>Irrigated land:</hi> 2,250 sq km (1989)
<item><hi format=bold>Environment:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>current issues:</hi> water shortages; soil eroding into the sea damages coral reefs; deforestation
<item>• <hi format=ital>natural hazards:</hi> subject to occasional hurricanes (July to October)
<item>• <hi format=ital>international agreements:</hi> party to—Endangered Species, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection; signed, but not ratified—Biodiversity, Climate Change, Law of the Sea
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<item><hi format=bold>Note:</hi> shares island of Hispaniola with Haiti (eastern two-thirds is the Dominican Republic, western one-third is Haiti)