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Country
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Dominican Republic |
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Leader
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President: Joyce Banda
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President: Danilo Medina
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Population
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16,777,547
| 10,219,630
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Life Expectancy
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52.780 years
| 77.620 years
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Capital City
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| Santo Domingo
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Largest city
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| Lilongwe (population: 646,750) | Juan Dolio (population: 8,581,480) |
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Human Development Index
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0.457
| 0.768
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| GDP per capita |
| $9,600 US
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Literacy Rate
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62.7%
| 87%
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Corruption Perception Index
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2.8
| 3
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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13%
| 17.1%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
| 14.700%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished in practice
| Abolished
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Political System
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multiparty democracy
| democratic republic
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Independence date
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| 27 February 1844 (from Haiti)
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| Religions |
Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3% (1998 census)
| Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%
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| Languages |
Chichewa 57.2% (official), Chinyanja 12.8%, Chiyao 10.1%, Chitumbuka 9.5%, Chisena 2.7%, Chilomwe 2.4%, Chitonga 1.7%, other 3.6% (1998 census)
| Spanish
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| Exports |
| ferronickel, sugar, gold, silver, coffee, cocoa, tobacco, meats, consumer goods
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| External Debt |
| $16,580,000,000 US
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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 |
0
| 2
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| Location |
Southern Africa, east of Zambia
| Caribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Haiti
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| Area |
118,484 km sq
| 48,670 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 1,288 km
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| Climate |
sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November)
| tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall
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