Dominican Republic

Republica Dominican

Caribbean

Geography

Area: 48,443 sq km

The eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, shared with Haiti.

Population: 10,225,482    Annual Growth: 1.41%

Capital: Santo Domingo

Urbanites: 70.5%

HDI Rank: 90 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Official language: Spanish    Languages: 8 All languages