LAND AREA | 48,730sq.kms. (Located at 120 kms. South East of Miami, Florida, USA). |
POPULATION | 10.73 Million (July 2017) |
CAPITAL | Santo Domingo (other cities Santiago de los Caballeros, San Francisco de Macoris, La Romana, Puerto Plata, Higue and Samana). |
LANGUAGE | Spanish |
CURRENCY | Dominican Peso (RD $) 53.45 RD$ = 1 US$ ( January 2020) |
SYSTEM OF GOVT. | Presidential Republic |
HEAD OF STATE AND HEAD OF GOVT. | H.E. Mr. Danilo Medina |
RULING POLITICAL PARTY | Dominican Liberation Party (PLD). |
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS | Sugarcane, Coffee, Cocoa, tobacco, Rice, Beans, Potato, Corn, Banana, Dairy products. |
INDUSTRIES | Sugar , Ferro-nickel & gold mining, Textiles, Cement, Tobacco, Tourism, |
GDP (PPP BASIS) | US$ 9,130.291 billion (2019 est). |
EXPORT | US$ 4,952.5 billion ( 2019 est ) |
IMPORT | US$16,900 billion (FOB 2019 est ) |
GDP GROWTH RATE | 4.8 % (2019) |
GDP PER CAPITA | USD$ 8,063.197 (2019 est ) |
MAJOR ITEMS OF EXPORT | Ferro-nickel, Sugar, Gold, Silver, Coffee, Cocoa, Tobacco, Consumer goods. |
MAJOR ITEMS OF IMPORT | Petroleum products, Cotton & fabrics, chemicals & Pharmaceuticals. |
MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS | US, Canada, India, UK, Italy Netherlands, Haiti |