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Dominican Republic  Libby and Zack


 * ~ Geography ||~  ||
 * Location || Caribbean Sea ||
 * Geographic Coordinates ||  19 00 N, 70 40 W ||
 * Continent || Central America/Caribbean ||
 * Area ||  total: 48,670 sq km ||
 * Area Comparison ||  slightly more than twice the size of New Hampshire ||
 * Boarder Countries ||  Haiti 360 km ||
 * Climate ||  tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall ||
 * Terrain ||  rugged highlands and mountains with fertile valleys interspersed ||
 * Natural Resources ||  nickel, bauxite, gold, silver ||
 * Natural Hazards ||  lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding; periodic droughts ||

total population: 87% male: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">86.8%  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;">female: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">87.2% (2002 census)  ||
 * ~ People ||~  ||
 * Total Population || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #707070; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;">10,088,598 (July 2012 est.) ||
 * Age Structure || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">0-14 years: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom;">29.5% (male 1,493,251/female 1,441,735) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;">15-64 years: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">64% (male 3,251,419/female 3,120,540) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;">65 years and over: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">6.5% (male 300,245/female 349,458) (2011 est.)  ||
 * Life Expectancy || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">total population: <span class="category_data" style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: bottom;">77.44 years <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;">male: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">75.28 years  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;">female: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">79.69 years (2012 est.)  ||
 * Nationality || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;">noun: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: middle;">Dominican(s) adjective: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">Dominican  ||
 * Religions || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #707070; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">Roman Catholic 95%, other 5% ||
 * Languages || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #707070; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">Spanish (official) ||
 * Literacy || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">definition: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom;">age 15 and over can read and write
 * ~ Government ||~  ||
 * Country Name || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">conventional long form: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;">Dominican Republic <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;">conventional short form: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">The Dominican <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;">local long form: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">Republica Dominicana  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;">local short form: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">La Dominicana  ||
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 * ~ Economy ||~  ||
 * Labor Force by Occupation || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;">agriculture: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: bottom;">14.6% <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;">industry: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">22.3%  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;">services: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">63.1% (2005)  ||
 * Agriculture || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #707070; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">sugarcane, coffee, cotton, cocoa, tobacco, rice, beans, potatoes, corn, bananas; cattle, pigs, dairy products, beef, eggs ||
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 * Currency || || 1.00 USD || = || 39.1000 DOP || ||


 * ~ Communication ||~  ||
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 * ~ Transportation ||~  ||
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 * Roadways Compared to the World ||  ||


 * ~ Miscellaneous Information ||~  ||


 * ~ Sources ||~  ||
 * CIA Fact Book || https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html ||