DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
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Capital City: Santo Domingo


Population: 9,650,054 people



Language: Only Spanish



Major Religion: Roman Catholic 95% and 5% other



Borders:

  1. North Atlantic Ocean (north)
  2. Caribbean Sea (south)
  3. Atlantic Ocean (east)
  4. Haiti (west)


Total land area (sq. km.): 48,730 sq. km.

Natural Resources: gold, silver, nickel, bauxite

Climates: tropical maritime: little seasonal temperature variation: seasonal variation in rainfall

Location: Caribbean,eastern two thirds of island Hispanila. Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. East of Haiti.


Coordinates: 19 ° N, 70 ° W


Natural Resources: gold, silver, nickel, bauxite


Major Imports: foodstuffs, cotton and fabrics, petroleum, chemicals and pharaceuticals


Major Exports: ferronickel, sugar, gold, silver, coffee, cocoa, tobacco, meats, consumer goods


Type of Government: Democractic Republic


Date of Independence: February 27, 1844


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