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Country Overview
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Largest Cities
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City
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Population
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Estimated
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San Pedro de Macorís
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217,899
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2020
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Santiago de los Caballeros
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1,200,000
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2020
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Santo Domingo
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2,201,941
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2020
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| Region: |
Central America and the Caribbean |
| Population: |
11,109,446 |
| Area Total: |
48,730km2 |
| Area Land: |
48,380km2 |
| Coast Line: |
1,288km |
| Capital: |
Santo Domingo |
| Climate: |
Tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal rainfall variation, |
| Languages: |
Spanish |
| Currency: |
1 Dominican peso (RD$) = 100 centavos |
| Holiday: |
Independence Day is 27 February (1844), Restoration Day is 16 August |
Average Daily Temperature
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| January: |
°C / 73.50°F |
| July: |
°C / 79.70°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 53.7" |
Boundaries
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Haiti
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275 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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European/African descent
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73.00%
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European descent
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16.00%
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African descent
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11.00%
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Religions
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Roman Catholic
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95.00%
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other
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5.00%
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CountryWire
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