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Dominican Republic information
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location:
caribbean. eastern two-thirds of the island of hispaniola. between the caribbean sea and the north atlantic ocean. east of haiti
geographic coordinates:
19 00 n. 70 40 w
map references:
central america and the caribbean
area:
total: 48.730 sq km land: 48.380 sq km water: 350 sq km
area - comparative:
slightly more than twice the size of new hampshire
land boundaries:
total: 360 km border countries: haiti 360 km
coastline:
1.288 km
maritime claims:
territorial sea: 6 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
climate:
tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall
terrain:
rugged highlands and mountains with fertile valleys interspersed
elevation extremes:
lowest point: lago enriquillo -46 m highest point: pico duarte 3.175 m
natural resources:
nickel. bauxite. gold. silver
land use:
arable land: 22.65% permanent crops: 10.33% other: 67.02% (2001)
irrigated land:
2.590 sq km (1998 est.)
natural hazards:
lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from june to october; occasional flooding; periodic droughts
environment - current issues:
water shortages; soil eroding into the sea damages coral reefs; deforestation
environment - international agreements:
party to: biodiversity. climate change. climate change-kyoto protocol. desertification. endangered species. hazardous wastes. marine dumping. marine life conservation. ozone layer protection. ship pollution signed. but not ratified: law of the sea
geography - note:
shares island of hispaniola with haiti
population:
8.950.034 (july 2005 est.)
age structure:
0-14 years: 32.9% (male 1.505.964/female 1.438.809) 15-64 years: 61.7% (male 2.815.544/female 2.703.012) 65 years and over: 5.4% (male 226.372/female 260.333) (2005 est.)
median age:
total: 23.88 years male: 23.68 years female: 24.09 years (2005 est.)
population growth rate:
1.29% (2005 est.)
birth rate:
23.28 births/1.000 population (2005 est.)
death rate:
7.35 deaths/1.000 population (2005 est.)
net migration rate:
-3.02 migrant(s)/1.000 population (2005 est.)
sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
infant mortality rate:
total: 32.38 deaths/1.000 live births male: 34.81 deaths/1.000 live births female: 29.84 deaths/1.000 live births (2005 est.)
life expectancy at birth:
total population: 71.44 years male: 69.94 years female: 73.03 years (2005 est.)
total fertility rate:
2.86 children born/woman (2005 est.)
hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate:
1.7% (2003 est.)
hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids:
88.000 (2003 est.)
hiv/aids - deaths:
7.900 (2003 est.)
nationality:
noun: dominican(s) adjective: dominican
ethnic groups:
white 16%. black 11%. mixed 73%
religions:
roman catholic 95%
languages:
spanish
literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 84.7% male: 84.6% female: 84.8% (2003 est.)
country name:
conventional long form: dominican republic conventional short form: the dominican local long form: republica dominicana local short form: la dominicana
government type:
representative democracy
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