Dominican Republic: Introducció

Capital: Santo Domingo

Population

Total Population: 11,117,873

Natural Increase: 1.1%

Density: 228 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 83.2%

Ethnic Origins: Mixed origin about 70%, of African origin nearly 16% and around 14% of European descant. (Office of Statistics)

Official Language: Spanish

Other Languages Spoken: Haitian Creole French and Samaná Creole

Business Language(s): English

Religion: Roman Catholic 95%, Others 5%.

Literacy Rate: 87.0%

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Santo Domingo

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Dominican Peso (DOP)

Country Overview

Area: 48,670 km²

Type of State: Democratic Republic.

Type of Economy: Lower-middle-income economy.
A tourist sector in full expansion which raises economic growth.

HDI*: 0.715/1

HDI (World Rank): 101/188

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To call from the Dominican Republic, dial 011
To call the Dominican Republic, dial +809

Internet Suffix: .do

Telephone Lines: 10.5 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 45.0 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 98% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Imports of Goods (million USD)	17,734	20,197	20,268	17,047	24,143
Exports of Goods (million USD)	10,135	10,638	11,193	10,297	12,462
Imports of Services (million USD)	3,152	3,765	4,086	3,004	4,398
Exports of Services (million USD)	8,542	9,104	9,002	3,832	8,047

Source: WTO – World Trade Organisation, Latest Available Data

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