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Dominican Republic
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Dominican Republic
República Dominicana(Spanish)

Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Dios, Patria, Libertad"
(Spanish)
"God, Fatherland, Liberty"
Anthem:



Himno Nacional
"National Anthem"

Capital
(and largest city) Santo Domingo19°00′N 70°40′W
Official language(s) Spanish
Ethnic groups 73% mixed, 16% white, 11% black[1]
Demonym Dominican
Government Unitary and Democratic Republic[1][2] or Representative Democracy[2]- President Danilo Medina
- Vice President Margarita Cedeño de Fernández
Legislature Congress
- Upper house Senate
- Lower house Chamber of Deputies
Independence
- from Spain December1, 1821[2]
- from Haiti February 27, 1844[2]
- from Spain August 16, 1865[2]
Area
- Total 48,442 km2 (130th)
18,704 sq mi
- Water (%) 0.7[1]
Population
- 2010 census 9,445,281 [3]- Density 193.6/km2 (60[4])
501.5/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2011 estimate
- Total $93.383 billion[5]
- Per capita $9,286[5]
GDP (nominal) 2011 estimate
- Total $56.700 billion[5]
- Percapita $5,638[5]
Gini (2005) 49.9[1] (high)
HDI (2011) 0.689[6] (medium) (98th)
Currency Peso[2] (DOP)
Time zone Atlantic (UTC-4[1])
Drives on the right
ISO 3166 code DO
Internet TLD .do[1]Calling code +1-809, +1-829, +1-849
Sources for:
area, capital, coat of arms, coordinates, flag, language, motto, and names: .[2] For an alternate area figure of 48,730 km2, calling code 809, andInternet TLD: [1]
The Dominican Republic (i/dəˌmɪnɨkən rɨˈpʌblɪk/; Spanish: República Dominicana [reˈpuβlika ðominiˈkana]) is a nation on the island of Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antillesarchipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries. Both by area and...