Dominican Republic

Area: 48 730 km²

Population: 9 365 818 (2007)

Population density: 192.2 pers./km²

Capital: Santo Domingo

Government type: Presidential republic

Official language: Spanish

Ethnic groups: Mulatto 73%, White 16%, Black 11%

Religion: Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%

Currency: Dominican peso (DOP)

Time zone: UTC -4

Administrative divisions: The Dominican Republic is divided into 31 provinces and National District, which are subdivided into 154 municipalities and 202 municipal districts

Highest point: Pico Duarte 3 175 m

Longest river: Yaque del Norte River 296 km

Largest lake: Lake Enriquillo 265 km²

Largest cities: Santodomingo, Santiago de los Caballeros, San Pedro de Macoris, La Romana, Los Alcarrizos

Calling code: + 1 809 un +1 829

Internet TLD: .do