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Est. Population:
10,606,865
Demonym:
Dominican
Religions:
Roman Catholic (95%)
Other (5%)
Largest City:
Santo Domingo (965,040)
Other Cities:
Santiago (550,753)
San Cristóbal (275,232)
San Francisco de Macorís (245,397)
La Vega (235,698)
San Pedro de Macorís (195,037)
Region:
Caribbean
Bodies of Water:
Atlantic Ocean (North)
Caribbean Sea (South and East)
Total Area:
48,670 km2 (99.3% land, 0.7% water)
Total Land:
376 km
Total Coastline:
1,288 km
Climate
Tropical maritime
Terrain:
Rugged highlands and mountains
Fertile valleys
Highest Point
Pico Duarte (3,175 m)
Lowest Point
Lago Enriquillo (-46 m)
Natural Disasters
Hurricanes
Flooding
Droughts
Type:
Democratic Republic
Head of State and Government:
President Danilo Medina
Admin. Divisions
10 Regions
Independence:
27 February 1844 (from Haiti)
Nat'l Symbol:
Palmchat
Nat'l Anthem:
Himno Nacional
GDP Per Capita
$15,000 (USD)
Currency
$ (Dominican Peso)
Exchange Rate
$1 (USD) = $ (Dominican Peso)49.84
Internet Code
.do
Telephone Code
+1
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Baseball is the most popular sport in the Dominican Republic.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/dr.html (Majority of information)
http://censo2010.one.gob.do/resultados/Resumen_resultados_generales_censo_2010.pdf (City population data)
Wolfram|Alpha (Currency exchange data)
Information accurate to best of ability as of 1 November 2016
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