Dominican Republic
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Facts About Dominican Republic
Location:
Caribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Haiti
Coordinates:
19 00 N, 70 40 W
Area:
total: 48,730 sq kmland: 48,380 sq km
water: 350 sq km
Area comparative:
slightly more than twice the size of New Hampshire
Land boundaries:
total: 360 kmborder countries: Haiti 360 km
Coastline:
1,288 km
Maritime claims:
contiguous zone: 24 NMterritorial sea: 6 NM
continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
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 mhighest point: Pico Duarte 3,175 m
Natural resources:
nickel, bauxite, gold, silver
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; Hurricane Georges damage
Geography - note:
shares island of Hispaniola with Haiti (eastern two-thirds is the Dominican Republic, western one-third is Haiti)Population of the Dominican Republic
Population:
9,507,133 (July 2008 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 32.6% (male 1,531,145/female 1,464,076)15-64 years: 61.9% (male 2,902,098/female 2,782,608)
65 years and over: 5.5% (male 235,016/female 269,041)
Median age:
24.1 years
Growth rate:
1.47%
Infant mortality:
28.25 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 71.73 yearsmale: 70.21 years
female: 73.33 years
Fertility rate:
2.83 children born/woman
Nationality:
noun: Dominican(s)adjective: Dominican
Ethnic groups:
mixed 73%, white 16%, black 11%
Religions:
Roman Catholic 95%
Languages:
Spanish
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 84.7%
male: 84.6%
female: 84.8%
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Location: Dominican Republic
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