The island , 10,990 square kilometres ( 4,240 sq mi ) in area , lies about 145 kilometres ( 90 mi ) south of Cuba , and 191 kilometres ( 119 mi ) west of Hispaniola , the island containing the nation-states of Haiti and the Dominican Republic .
The island , 10,990 square kilometres ( 4,240 sq mi ) in area , lies about 145 kilometres ( 90 mi ) south of Cuba , and 191 kilometres ( 119 mi ) west of Hispaniola .