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| AREA |
48,422
sq km (18,696 sq miles). |
| POPULATION |
8,190,000 (1997). |
| POPULATION DENSITY |
169.1 per sq km. |
| CAPITAL |
Santo Domingo |
| CAPITAL
POPULATION |
2,138,262 (1993). |
| GEOGRAPHY |
The Dominican Republic
is in the Caribbean, sharing the island
of Hispaniola with Haiti and constituting
the eastern two-thirds of land. The landscape
is forested and mountainous, with valleys,
plains and plateaux. The soil is fertile
with excellent beaches on the north, southeast
and east coasts, rising up to the mountains. |
| GOVERNMENT |
Republic. Gained independence
in 1884. Head of State and Government: President
Leonel Fernández Reyna since 1996. |
| LANGUAGE |
Spanish is the official
language. Some English and French are spoken. |
| RELIGION |
Roman Catholic; small
Protestant and Jewish minorities. |
| STANDARD TIME |
GMT - 4. |
| ELECTRICITY |
110 volts AC, 60Hz.
American-style 2-pin plugs are in use. |
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