Dominican Republic República Dominicana (Spaingie) | |
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Motto: "Dios, Patria, Libertad" (Spaingie) "God, Hameland, Freedom" | |
Caipital and largest city | Santo Domingo 19°00′N 70°40′W / 19.000°N 70.667°W |
Offeecial leids | Spaingie |
Ethnic groups | |
Demonym(s) | Dominican |
Govrenment | Unitar presidential republic |
• Preses | Danilo Medina |
Margarita Cedeño de Fernández | |
Legislatur | Congress |
Senate | |
Chaumer o Deputes | |
Unthirldom | |
December 1, 1821[2] | |
Februar 27, 1844[2] (not recognized by Haiti until November 9, 1874)c[3] | |
• frae Spain (restoration) | August 16, 1863[2] (recognised on March 3, 1865) |
• frae the Unitit States (occupation) | Julie 12, 1924[4] |
Aurie | |
• Total | 48,315 km2 (18,655 sq mi) (128th) |
• Water (%) | 0.7[5] |
Population | |
• 2017 estimate | 10,800,857[6] (86t) |
• 2010 census | 9,478,612[7] |
• Density | 224/km2 (580.2/sq mi) (65t) |
GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate |
• Total | $174.180 billion[8] (72nt) |
• Per capita | $17,096[8] (76t) |
GDP (nominal) | 2017 estimate |
• Tot | $76.850 billion[8] (67t) |
• Per capita | $7,543[8] (74t) |
Gini (2012) | 47.1[9] heich |
HDI (2015) | 0.732[10] heich · 99t |
Currency | Peso[2] (DOP) |
Time zone | UTC −4:00[5] (Staundart Time Caribbean) |
Drivin side | richt |
Cawin code | +1-809, +1-829, +1-849 |
ISO 3166 code | DO |
Internet TLD | .do[5] |
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The Dominican Republic (Listeni /dɒmˌɪnɪkən rɪˈpʌblɪk/; Spaingie: República Dominicana, pronoonced [reˈpuβlika ðominiˈkana]) is a naition on the island o Hispaniola, pairt o the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The wastren third o the island is occupied bi the naition o Haiti, makin Hispaniola ane o twa Caribbean islands that are shared bi twa kintras. Baith bi aurie an population, the Dominican Republic is the seicont lairgest Caribbean naition (efter Cuba), wi 48,442 square kilometres (18,704 sq mi) an an estimatit 10 million fowk.
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