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      Dominican Republic

      Introduction

      Dominican Republic

      Background: A legacy of unsettled, mostly nonrepresentative, rule for much of the 20th century was brought to an end in 1996 when free and open elections ushered in a new government.

      Geography Dominican Republic

      Location: Caribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Haiti

      Geographic coordinates: 19 00 N, 70 40 W

      Map references: Central America and the Caribbean

      Area: total: 48,730 sq km land: 48,380 sq km water: 350 sq km

      Area - comparative: slightly more than twice the size of New Hampshire

      Land boundaries: total: 360 km border countries: Haiti 360 km

      Coastline: 1,288 km

      Maritime claims: contiguous zone: 24 NM territorial sea: 6 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

      Climate: tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall

      Terrain: rugged highlands and mountains with fertile valleys interspersed

      Elevation extremes: lowest point: Lago Enriquillo -46 m highest point:

       Pico Duarte 3,175 m

      Natural resources: nickel, bauxite, gold, silver

      Land use: arable land: 21% permanent crops: 10% other: 69% (1998 est.)

      Irrigated land: 2,590 sq km (1998 est.)

      Natural hazards: lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding; periodic droughts

      Environment - current issues: water shortages; soil eroding into the sea damages coral reefs; deforestation; Hurricane Georges damage

      Environment - international agreements: party to: Biodiversity,

       Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes,

       Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer

       Protection, Ship Pollution signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea

      Geography - note: shares island of Hispaniola with Haiti (eastern two-thirds is the Dominican Republic, western one-third is Haiti)

      People Dominican Republic

      Population: 8,721,594 (July 2002 est.)

      Age structure: 0-14 years: 33.7% (male 1,503,344; female 1,439,157) 15-64 years: 61.3% (male 2,720,308; female 2,621,539) 65 years and over: 5% (male 206,556; female 230,690) (2002 est.)

      Population growth rate: 1.61% (2002 est.)

      Birth rate: 24.4 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

      Death rate: 4.68 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

      Net migration rate: -3.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

      Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.9 male(s)/female total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

      Infant mortality rate: 33.41 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth: 75.91 years (2002 est.) male: Total fertility rate: 2.94 children born/woman (2002 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 2.8% (1999 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 130,000 (1999 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - deaths: 4,900 (1999 est.)

      Nationality: noun: Dominican(s) adjective: Dominican

      Ethnic groups: white 16%, black 11%, mixed 73%

      Religions: Roman Catholic 95%

      Languages: Spanish

      Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 82.1% male: 82% female: 82.2% (1995 est.)

      Government Dominican Republic

      Country name: Dominican Republic conventional short form: Government type: representative democracy

      Capital: Santo Domingo

      Administrative divisions: 29 provinces (provincias, singular -

       provincia) and 1 district* (distrito); Azua, Baoruco, Barahona, Dajabon,

       Distrito Nacional*, Duarte, Elias Pina, El Seibo, Espaillat, Hato Mayor,

       Independencia, La Altagracia, La Romana, La Vega, Maria Trinidad Sanchez,

       Monsenor Nouel, Monte Cristi, Monte Plata, Pedernales, Peravia, Puerto

       Plata, Salcedo, Samana, Sanchez Ramirez, San Cristobal, San Juan, San

       Pedro de Macoris, Santiago, Santiago Rodriguez, Valverde

      Independence: 27 February 1844 (from Haiti)

      National holiday: Independence Day, 27 February (1844)

      Constitution: 28 November 1966

      Legal system: based on French civil codes

      Suffrage: 18 years of age, universal and compulsory; married persons regardless of age note: members of the armed forces and police cannot vote

      Executive branch: chief of state: President Rafael Hipolito MEJIA Dominguez (since 16 August 2000); Vice President Milagros ORTIZ-BOSCH (since 16 August 2000); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government head of government: President Rafael Hipolito MEJIA Dominguez (since 16 August 2000); Vice President Milagros ORTIZ-BOSCH (since 16 August 2000); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government cabinet: elected on the same ticket by popular vote for four-year terms; election last held 16 May 2000 (next to be held NA May 2004) election results: Rafael Hipolito MEJIA Dominguez (PRD) 49.87%, Danilo MEDINA (PLD) 24.95%, Joaquin BALAGUER (PRSC) 24.6%

      Legislative branch: bicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional consists of the Senate or Senado (30 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) and the Chamber of Deputies or Camara de Diputados (149 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) СКАЧАТЬ