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Dominican Republic

Puerto Plata

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.
Photo courtesy Frédéric Dupont via SXC.hu

Surface data from the Dominican Republic (www.onamet.gov.do/) is the focus of IEDRO’s digitization effort for this country. Our task here is to assist with imaging and CD creation, followed by working with NCDC to get the data into digital formats and published.


Data on PC

Lic. Elba Villegas at the
Data Rescue computer

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Population: 9,507,133

Capital: Santo Domingo

Ethnic groups: Mixed, White, Black

Language: Spanish

Religion: Roman Catholic, other

Median age: 24.7 years

Life expectancy: 73.39 years

GDP per capita: $8,800/year

Industries: Tourism, sugar processing, ferronickel and gold mining, textiles, cement, and tobacco

Economy: Tourism and remittances are two of the Dominican Republic's most important economic contributors. The economy is highly dependent upon the US, the source of nearly three-fourths of exports, and remittances represent about a tenth of GDP, equivalent to almost half of exports and three-quarters of tourism receipts. The country has long been viewed primarily as an exporter of sugar, coffee, and tobacco, but in recent years the service sector has overtaken agriculture as the economy's largest employer due to growth in tourism and free trade zones.

Reference: CIA World Factbook: Dominican Republic