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Region | Caribbean |
Capital | Santo Domingo |
Area, km2 | 48 730 |
Population | 10 225 000 |
Population growth, per year | 152 353 |
Average life expectancy, years | 73.1 (m. 71.3, fem. 74.9) |
Population density, ppl./km2 | 209.83 |
Official languages | Spanish |
Currency | Dominican peso |
International phone code | 1809 |
Internet tld | do |
Time zone | UTC-4 |
International organizations participation Dominican Republic | Group of 90, World Trade Organization, OECD Development Centre, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, World Bank Group |
Land borders | Haiti |
Access to the seas and oceans | Caribbean SeaAtlantic oceans |