Dominican Republic Fast Facts

Official Name: Dominican Republic

Total Area: 48,671 square kilometers

Administrative Divisions: 31 Provinces and 1 National District

Head of State: President

Head of Government: President

Capital: Santo Domingo

Major Cities: Santo Domingo, Santiago, La Romana, San Francisco de Macoris, San Cristobal

Language: Spanish

Religions: Christianity

Currency: Dominican Peso

Population: 9 million (UN estimate, 2005)

Literacy: 85 percent

Gross National Income per capita: US$ 2,460 (World Bank estimate, 2007)

Economy: Agriculture, Manufacturing, Mining, Tourism

International Dialing Code: +1809

Time: GMT/UTC-4