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Country
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Dominican Republic |
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Leader
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President: Paul Kagame
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President: Danilo Medina
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Population
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11,689,696
| 10,088,598
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Life Expectancy
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58.440 years
| 77.440 years
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Capital City
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| Santo Domingo
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Largest city
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| Kigali (population: 745,261) | Juan Dolio (population: 8,581,480) |
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Human Development Index
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0.435
| 0.768
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| GDP per capita |
| $9,400 US
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Literacy Rate
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70.4%
| 87%
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Corruption Perception Index
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3
| 3
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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50.9%
| 17.1%
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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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republic; presidential, multiparty system
| democratic republic
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Independence date
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| 27 February 1844 (from Haiti)
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic 56.5%, Protestant 26%, Adventist 11.1%, Muslim 4.6%, indigenous beliefs 0.1%, none 1.7% (2001)
| Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%
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| Languages |
Kinyarwanda (official) universal Bantu vernacular, French (official), English (official), Kiswahili (Swahili) used in commercial centers
| Spanish
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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 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 |
Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo
| 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 |
26,338 km sq
| 48,670 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 1,288 km
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| Climate |
temperate; two rainy seasons (February to April, November to January); mild in mountains with frost and snow possible
| tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall
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