Dominican Republic: Statistical Overview

Capital: Santo Domingo

Population

Total Population: 11,427,557

Natural Increase: 0.8%

Density: 233 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 85.0%

Ethnic Origins: Mixed origin about 70%, of African origin nearly 16% and around 14% of European descant. (Office of Statistics)

Official Language: Spanish

Other Languages Spoken: Haitian Creole French and Samaná Creole

Business Language(s): English

Religion: Evangelical 50.2%, Roman Catholic 30.1%, none 18.5%, unspecified 1.2%

Literacy Rate: 87.0%

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Santo Domingo

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Dominican Peso (DOP)

Country Overview

Area: 146,839 km²

Type of State: Democratic Republic.

Type of Economy: Variable income, mixed economy based on resources and services..
The Dominican Republic maintains robust growth, driven by tourism and the construction sector, although the inflation rate is a major concern for the government.

HDI*: 0.776/1

HDI (World Rank): 87/192

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, measures a country's development in terms of quality of life. It mainly takes into account life expectancy, level of education and GDP per capita.

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To call from the Dominican Republic, dial 011
To call the Dominican Republic, dial +809

Internet Suffix: .do

Households with a computer: 43.1 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 10.5 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 91.0 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 99.6% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Imports of Goods (million USD)	17,105	24,282	30,913	28,823	29,764
Exports of Goods (million USD)	10,302	12,486	13,750	12,932	13,888
Imports of Services (million USD)	3,058	4,284	5,771	5,499	6,157
Exports of Services (million USD)	4,272	7,797	11,103	12,524	14,362

Source: WTO – World Trade Organisation, Latest data available.

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