| Dominican Republic República Dominicana (Spanish) |
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Motto: "Dios, Patria, Libertad" (Spanish)
("God, Fatherland, Liberty") |
Anthem: Himno Nacional
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Capital
(and largest city) | Santo Domingo
19°00′N70°40′W / 19°N 70.667°W / 19; -70.667 |
| Official language(s) | Spanish |
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| Ethnic groups | 73% Mixed, 16% White, 11% Black[1] |
| Demonym | Dominican |
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| Government | Democratic Republic[1][2] or Representative Democracy[2] |
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| - | President | Leonel Fernández[2] |
| - | Vice President | Rafael Alburquerque[2] |
| Independence | From Spain: |
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| - | Date | December 1, 1821[2] |
| - | Date | From Haiti:
February 27, 1844[2] |
| - | Date | From Spain:
August 16, 1865[2] |
| Area |
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| - | Total | 48,442 km2 (130th)
18,704 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 0.7[1] |
| Population |
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| - | 2009 estimate | 10,090,000[3] (80th) |
| - | 2002 census | 8,562,541[4] |
| - | Density | 208.2/km2 (57th)
539.4/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2010 estimate |
| - | Total | $85.391 billion[5] (74th) |
| - | Per capita | $8,648[5] (88th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2010 estimate |
| - | Total | $50.874 billion[5] (73rd) |
| - | Per capita | $5,464[5] (83rd) |
| Gini (2005) | 49.9[1] (high) |
| HDI (2010) |  0.663[6] (medium) (88th) |
| Currency | Peso[2] (DOP) |
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| Time zone | Atlantic (UTC-4[1]) |
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| Drives on the | right |
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| ISO 3166 code | DO |
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| Internet TLD | .do[1] |
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| Calling code | +1-809, +1-829, +1-849 |
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Sources for:- area, capital, coat of arms, coordinates, flag, language, motto, and names: .[2] For an alternate area figure of 48,730 km2, calling code 809, and Internet TLD: [1]
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