Facts and Figures
Full name: Dominican Republic
Nationality noun: Dominican(s) adjective: Dominican
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Area total: 48,730 sq km land: 48,380 sq km water: 350 sq km
Population: 8,950,034 (July 2005 est.)
Ethnic groups white 16% black 11% mixed 73%
Capital: Santo Domingo (1 560 000)
Largest Cities Santiago (370 000) La Romana (135 000) San Francisco de Macoris (125 000)
Official Language: Spanish
Religion: Roman Catholic 95%
Political system: representative democracy
GDP: purchasing power parity – $55.68 billion (2004 est.)
GDP per head: purchasing power parity – $6,300 (2004 est.)
Annual growth: 1.7% (2004 est.)
GDP – composition by sector agriculture: 10.7% industry: 31.5% services: 57.8% (2003)
Inflation: 55% (2004 est.)