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Country Profile: Dominican Republic

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Region: Central America and the Caribbean

Capital: Santo Domingo

Population: 11,109,446

Area Total: 48,730

Area Land: 48,380

Climate: Tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal rainfall variation,


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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
San Pedro de Macorís 217,899 2020
Santiago de los Caballeros 1,200,000 2020
Santo Domingo 2,201,941 2020

Other Key Data
Region: Central America and the Caribbean
Population: 11,109,446
Area Total: 48,730km2
Area Land: 48,380km2
Coast Line: 1,288km
Capital: Santo Domingo
Climate: Tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal rainfall variation,
Languages: Spanish
Currency: 1 Dominican peso (RD$) = 100 centavos
Holiday: Independence Day is 27 February (1844), Restoration Day is 16 August


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 73.50°F
July: °C / 79.70°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 53.7"


Boundaries
Haiti 275 km


Ethnic Divisions
European/African descent 73.00%
European descent 16.00%
African descent 11.00%


Religions
Roman Catholic 95.00%
other 5.00%

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