Hispaniola
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Hispaniola (Spaingie: La Española; Haitian Creole: Ispayola; Taíno: Ayiti[3]) is a major Caribbean island comprisin the twa sovereign naitions o Haiti an the Dominican Republic. The island is locatit atween Cuba tae the wast an Puerto Rico tae the east.
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La Española (Spaingie) Ispayola (Haitian Creole) | |
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Satellite eemage, 2008 | |
Geografie | |
Location | Caribbean |
Coordinates | 19°N 71°W |
Airchipelagae | Greater Antilles |
Aurie | 76,480 km2 (29,530 sq mi) |
Aurie rank | 22nd |
Coastline | 3,059 km (1,900.8 mi) |
Heichest elevation | 3,175 m (10,417 ft)[1] |
Heichest point | Pico Duarte |
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Demografics | |
Population | 18,943,000[2] (2005) |
Pop. density | 241.5 /km2 (625.5 /sq mi) |
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Hispaniola is the steid o the first European colonies foondit bi Christopher Columbus on his voyages in 1492 an 1493. It is the tent-maist-populous island in the warld, an the maist populous in the Americas. It is the seicont lairgest island in the Caribbean (efter Cuba) an the 22nt-lairgest island in the warld.