one-third is Haiti, eastern two-thirds is the Dominican Republic)

Heard Island and McDonald Islands:
primarily used for research
stations

Holy See (Vatican City):
urban; landlocked; enclave of Rome, Italy;
world's smallest state; outside the Vatican City, 13 buildings in
Rome and Castel Gandolfo (the pope's summer residence) enjoy
extraterritorial rights

Hong Kong:
more than 200 islands

Howland Island:
almost totally covered with grasses, prostrate
vines, and low-growing shrubs; small area of trees in the center;
primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds,
shorebirds, and marine wildlife

Hungary:
landlocked; strategic location astride main land routes
between Western Europe and Balkan Peninsula as well as between
Ukraine and Mediterranean basin

Iceland:
strategic location between Greenland and Europe;
westernmost European country; Reykjavik is the northernmost national
capital in the world; more land covered by glaciers than in all of
continental Europe

India:
dominates South Asian subcontinent; near important Indian
Ocean trade routes

Indian Ocean:
major chokepoints include Bab el Mandeb, Strait of
Hormuz, Strait of Malacca, southern access to the Suez Canal, and
the Lombok Strait

Indonesia:
archipelago of 17,000 islands (6,000 inhabited);
straddles Equator; strategic location astride or along major sea
lanes from Indian Ocean to Pacific Ocean

Ireland:
strategic location on major air and sea routes between
North America and northern Europe; over 40% of the population
resides within 97 km of Dublin

Israel:
there are 231 Israeli settlements and civilian land use
sites in the West Bank, 42 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, 25
in the Gaza Strip, and 29 in East Jerusalem (August 2000 est.)

Italy:
strategic location dominating central Mediterranean as well
as southern sea and air approaches to Western Europe

Jamaica:
strategic location between Cayman Trench and Jamaica
Channel, the main sea lanes for Panama Canal

Jan Mayen:
barren volcanic island with some moss and grass

Japan:
strategic location in northeast Asia

Jarvis Island:
sparse bunch grass, prostrate vines, and low-growing
shrubs; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for
seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife

Jersey:
largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of
populati