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Hispaniola (from Spanish, La Española) is the second-largest island of the Antilles, lying east of Cuba. Christopher Columbus arrived there in 1492, and in 1493 founded the first Spanish colony in the New World on it.

On March 10, 1496, Columbus left the island for Spain, ending his sixth visit to the Western Hemisphere.

Haiti occupies the western third of the island; the eastern two-thirds are the Dominican Republic.


country populationFor the use of the word population in statistics, see statistical population. In the most common sense of the word, a population is the collection of people—or organisms of a particular species—living in a given geographic area. Populations are studied in
(2002-07-01 est.)
areaThis article explains the meaning of area as a Physical quantity. Article area (geometry) is more mathematical. Area is a quantity expressing the size of a region of space. Surface area refers to the summation of the areas of the exposed sides of an objec
(km²)
densityIf you were linked from a country article: the density there is based on land area, see below Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. However it is most frequently applied to living organisms. Population density is usually ex
(per km²)
Haiti 7,063,722 27,750 255
Dominican Republic 8,721,594 48,730 179
15,785,316 76,480 206


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