List of average, high and low range of precipitation for each biome in Haiti

Maritime claims

• Contiguous zone: 24 nmi (44.4 km; 27.6 mi)
• Continental shelf: to depth of exploitation
• Exclusive economic zone: 200 nmi (370.4 km; 230.2 mi)
• Territorial sea: 12 nmi (22.2 km; 13.8 mi)

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

Land use

• Arable land: 20.32%
• Permanent crops: 12.7%
• Other: 66.98% (1998 est.)

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

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

Cite: Wikipedia