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Dominican Republic
  • República Dominicana
  • Region : Caribbean
  • Capital : Santo Domingo
  • Area : 48,670.00 km²
  • Official Language : Spanish
  • Population : 10,627,000.00
  • GDP(Nominal) : 89.475
  • GPI Rank : 84
  • GII Rank : 87
The Dominican Republic is with the bulk of the country part of a larger island. The island state is located in the caribbean sea. The land has a total area of 48,670 km² and a total coastline of 1,288 km. This area is approximately 194% of the area of Maryland. The island group consists of about 10 islands. Haiti ist the only directly neighbouring country of the Dominican Republic. The distance between New York City and the Capital Santo Domingo is about 2,500 km.According to the definition of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Dominican Republic is one of the developing countries because of its lower economic performance.
Population
Population Per Km2

218.4

Life Expectancy of Males

70.8

Life Expectancy of Females

77.2

Birth Rate

19.5 ‰

Death Rate

6.2 ‰

Passport
Passport of Dominican Republic
VF : 30 , VOA : 45 MS : 75
Currency : Dominican Peso (DOP)

1 US Dollar = 55.04 Peso
1000 Peso = 18.17 US Dollar

Economy

Item

Value

GDP : 89.475 | GDP(PPP) : 201.266
Important Cities

City/Region

Population

Santo Domingo / CapitalNacional

965,000

Santo Domingo OesteSanto Domingo

701,000

Santiago de los CaballerosSantiago

691,000

San Pedro de MacorísSan Pedro de Macorís

218,000

La RomanaLa Romana

208,000

San CristóbalSan Cristóbal

154,000

Puerto PlataPuerto Plata

146,000

San Francisco de MacorísDuarte

125,000

Salvaleón de HigüeyLa Altagracia

124,000

Concepción de La VegaLa Vega

102,000

Punta CanaSan Juan

100,000

Santa Cruz de BarahonaBarahona

77,000

BonaoMonseñor Nouel

73,000

San Juan de la MaguanaSan Juan

73,000

Bajos de HainaSan Cristóbal

67,000

BaníPeravia

67,000

MocaEspaillat

62,000

AzuaAzua

59,000

MaoValverde

48,000

Boca ChicaSanto Domingo

46,000

SalcedoHermanas Mirabal

45,000

EsperanzaValverde

42,000

CotuíSánchez Ramírez

42,000

Hato Mayor del ReyHato Mayor

36,000

NaguaMaría Trinidad Sánchez

34,000

Villa BisonóSantiago

33,000

JarabacoaLa Vega

30,000

Santa Cruz de El SeiboEl Seíbo

24,000

San José de OcoaSan José de Ocoa

21,000

BayaguanaMonte Plata

21,000

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Land Use

Category

Area

Mother Tongue

Lanaguage

Percent

Spanish

98.0 %

Creole-French

2.0 %

Transport

Lanaguage

Percent

Climate
The climate in the Dominican RepublicIn the Dominican Republic, as in all equatorial countries, there is a tropical climate. Unlike in Europe or the USA, there is almost no difference between the seasons. The daylight hours vary little, and the temperature differences between summer and winter are also lesser. Depending on the season, the average daytime temperatures range between 31 and 34 degrees. In some parts of the country the temperature raises up to 36 °C. In the colder months and depending in the region, the temperature lowers down to 20°C in a month's average. Average daytime and nighttime temperaturesDetailed climate data for the Dominican Republic and 7 geographic spots of the countryEarthquakesTsunamis
The climate in Dominican Republic