| Country (long form) |
Dominican Republic |
| Capital |
Santo Domingo |
| Total Area |
18,814.76 sq mi
48,730.00 sq km
(slightly more than twice the size of New Hampshire) |
| Population |
8,442,533 (July 2000 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
14,922,735 |
| Languages |
Spanish |
| Literacy |
82.1% total, 82.0% male, 82.2% female (1995 est.) |
| Religions |
Roman Catholic 95% |
| Life Expectancy |
71.12 male, 75.38 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
representative democracy |
| Currency |
1 Dominican peso (RD$) = 100 centavos |
| GDP (per capita) |
$5,400 (1999 est.) |
| Industry |
tourism, sugar processing, ferronickel and gold mining, textiles, cement, tobacco |
| Agriculture |
sugarcane, coffee, cotton, cocoa, tobacco, rice, beans, potatoes, corn, bananas; cattle, pigs, dairy products, beef, eggs |
| Arable Land |
21% |
| Natural Resources |
nickel, bauxite, gold, silver |
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