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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

CARIBBEAN-CENTRAL AMERICA PROFILE 2018

appointing judges independently and separately Country Profile
from the political process. The system of law in
the country is Civil Law and this system of an 1990 2000 2010 2016
World view
independent judiciary branch is based upon the Population, total (millions) 7.18 8.56 9.90 10.65
system currently used in France. Population growth (annual %) 2.0 1.6 1.3 1.1
Surface area (sq. km) (thousands) 48.7 48.7 48.7 48.7
ELECTIONS Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 148.7 177.2 204.9 220.4
General elections were held in Dominican Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) .. 32.0 41.6 32.4
Republic on 15 May 2016 to elect a president, Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) 36.7 5.5 2.6 2.3
vice-president and the National Congress. GNI, Atlas method (current US$) (billions) 6.23 22.49 51.74 68.03
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$)
6,390
5,230
2,630
870
The incumbent Danilo Medina of the ruling GNI, PPP (current international $) (billions) 23.37 51.70 103.96 154.18
Dominican Liberation Party was re-elected GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) 3,250 6,040 10,500 14,480
president with a majority of votes in the first People
ballot. The next elections will be in May 2020. Income share held by lowest 20% 4.2 3.7 4.7 4.9
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 68 71 73 74
GOVERNMENT LEADERS Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 3.5 2.9 2.6 2.5
President Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 113 110 104 97
H.E. Danilo Medina Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) 56 65 73 70
Palacio Nacional Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) 92 98 97 98
C/ Moisés García, esq. Dr. Delgado Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) 60 41 34 31
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) 8.4 3.5 4.0 4.0
Tel: (809) 695-8000 Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) 70 85 85 85
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Fax: (809) 686-7040 Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) 99.8 .. 114.1 107.4 103.5
School enrollment, primary (% gross)
Website: http://www.presidencia.gob.do School enrollment, secondary (% gross) .. 59 76 78
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) .. 1 1 1
MINISTRIES Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) 0.6 2.3 1.3 1.0
Ministry of the Armed Forces Environment
Av. 27 de Febrero, Plaza de la Bandera Forest area (sq. km) (thousands) 11.1 14.9 18.2 19.8
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) 3.6 11.0 .. 11.2
Tel: (809) 530-5149 Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) .. 20.7 30.5 30.5
Fax: (809) 531-0461 Improved water source (% of population with access) 87 87 86 85
Website: http://www.secffaa.mil.do Improved sanitation facilities (% of population with access) 73 78 82 84
Urban population growth (annual %) 2.5 2.9 3.0 2.2
Ministry of Agriculture Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) 559 843 761 734
Autopista Duarte, Km 6 1/2 , Los CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) 1.28 2.31 2.12 2.07
Jardines del Norte Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) 389 1,314 1,366 1,578
Economy
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic GDP (current US$) (billions) 7.07 24.00 53.95 71.58
Tel: (809) 547-3888 GDP growth (annual %) -5.5 5.7 8.3 6.6
Fax: (809) 549-3907 Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) 50.5 6.9 5.4 0.8
Website: http://www.agricultura.gob.do Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) 15 7 6 6
Industry, value added (% of GDP) 34 33 28 26
Ministry of Culture Services, etc., value added (% of GDP) 52 59 66 68
Av. George Washington, esq. Presidente Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) 34 37 23 25
Vicini Burgos Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) 44 46 33 29
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Gross capital formation (% of GDP) 25 23 26 23
Tel: (809) 221-4141 Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP) 12.0 14.0 13.9 18.4
Fax: (809) 221-3342 Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) 0.6 0.8 -2.8 0.3
States and markets
Time required to start a business (days) .. 79 15 15
Ministry of Economy, Planning and Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP) 31.5 31.9 41.7 56.9
Development Tax revenue (% of GDP) 10.3 12.3 12.2 13.4
Av. México Esq. Dr. Delgado Military expenditure (% of GDP) 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.6
National District, Santo Domingo Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) 0.0 8.1 88.8 80.8
Tel: (809) 688-7000 Individuals using the Internet (% of population) 0.0 3.7 31.4 61.3
Fax: (829) 688-9000 High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) .. 1 2 4
E-mail: informacion@economia.gob.do Overall level of statistical capacity (scale 0-100) .. .. 68 83
Website: http://www.economia.gob.do Global links
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) 73 63 41 38
Net barter terms of trade index (2000 = 100) 96 100 98 98
Ministry of Education External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) (millions) 4,485 4,618 13,499 26,632
Av. Máximo Gómez No. 10, esq. Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) 12.5 8.5 11.2 29.9
Santiago Net migration (thousands) -144 -153 -153 ..
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Personal remittances, received (current US$) (millions) 315 1,839 3,887 5,509
Tel: (809) 688-9700 Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) (millions) 133 989 1,820 2,523
Fax: (809) 688-6868 Net official development assistance received (current US$) (millions) 101.7 56.2 176.6 277.7
Website: http://www.see.gov.do Figures in italics refer to periods other than those specified. Source: World Development Indicators database.

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