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fiogf49gjkf0d HAITI IS AN ISLAND OF THE WEST INDIES. IT IS BORDERED BY
THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND THE CARIBBEAN
SEA. THE TOTAL LAND AREA IS APPROXIMATELY 27,750 SQ.KM.
THE COUNTRY IS MOUNTAINOUS, AND ABOUT TWO FIFTHS OF THE
AREA IS ABOVE 490M. THE MASSIF DU NORD IS SITUATED AT 1219M
AND IS THE PRINCIPAL MOUNTAIN RANGE. THESE MOUNTAINS RUN
THROUGH TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. THE PIC LA SELLE IN THE
SOUTHEAST REACHES 2680M, MAKING IT THE HIGHEST IN THE
COUNTRY. MOUNTAIN SYSTEMS INTERCHANGE WITH THE OVER-
POPULATED AND FERTILE LOWLANDS. PLAINE DU NORD IS THE
LARGEST WITH AN AREA OF 361 SQ.KM.
THE ARTIBONITE RIVER, THE MOST IMPORTANT, FLOWS FOR 278 KM,
WITH IT BASIN BEING AS LARGE AS 6724 SQ.KM. WITH AN AREA OF
169 SQ.KM, WE ALSO HAVE THE ETANG SAUMATRE THE LARGEST LAKE
SITUATED IN THE SOUTHEAST OF HAITI.
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