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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 | ||