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Country
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Dominican Republic |
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Leader
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President: Danilo Medina
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Population
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10,088,598
| 32,140
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Life Expectancy
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77.440 years
| 83.070 years
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Capital City
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Santo Domingo
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Largest city
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| Juan Dolio (population: 8,581,480) | San Marino (population: 29,000) |
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Human Development Index
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0.768
| 0
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| GDP per capita |
$9,400 US
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Literacy Rate
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87%
| 96%
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Corruption Perception Index
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3
| NA
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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17.1%
| 11.7%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
13.100%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished
| Abolished
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Political System
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democratic republic
| republic
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Independence date
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27 February 1844 (from Haiti)
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%
| Roman Catholic
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| Languages |
Spanish
| Italian
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| Exports |
ferronickel, sugar, gold, silver, coffee, cocoa, tobacco, meats, consumer goods
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| External Debt |
$14,420,000,000 $
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| Exchange Rate |
Dominican pesos (DOP) per US dollar - 34.775 (2008 est.), 33.113 (2007), 33.406 (2006), 30.409 (2005), 42.12 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.700%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
2
| 0
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| Location |
Caribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Haiti
| Southern Europe, an enclave in central Italy
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| Area |
48,670 km sq
| 61 km sq
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| Coastline |
1,288 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall
| Mediterranean; mild to cool winters; warm, sunny summers
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