FAST FACTS

• Name: Dominican Republic
• Capital City: Santo Domingo (pop. 2.25 million)
• Dominican Republic Population: (2010 est.)
• World Populations (all countries)
• Currency: Dominican peso
  (conversion rates)
  
  
  Twenty Dominican pesos
• Ethnicity: Mixed 73%, White 16%, Black 11%
• GDP total: $84.94 billion (2010 est)
• GDP per capita: $8,600 (2010 est)
• Land Sizes
• Language: Spanish (official)
• Largest Cities: (by population) Santo Domingo, Santiago, La Romana, San Pedro de Macoris, San Francisco de Macoris, San Cristobal, Puerto Plata, La Vega
• Name: Dominican Republic is derived from Santo Domingo, the capital city, which was named for Spanish Saint Domingo de Guzmán, the founder of the Dominican Order.
• National Day: February 27th
• Religion: Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%
• Symbols

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