In 2011, the Dominican Republic had a population estimated at over 10 million people. Its economy was largely reliant on services, exports of sugar, coffee, cocoa and tobacco. Foreign relations in 2011 were marked by strong ties to Latin American countries, particularly those in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Politically, the country was a unitary presidential republic ruled by President Leonel Fernández since 2004. The president was assisted by his cabinet and the Parliament which is composed of two chambers; the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. In 2011, Dominican Republic held its general election in May that year and re-elected President Leonel Fernández with 57% of the vote. See mathgeneral for Dominican Republic in the year of 2017.
Yearbook 2011
Dominican Republic. According to Countryaah official site, the presidential election to be held in May 2012 cast its shadow over the year in the Dominican Republic. Particularly confused was the position of the Government Party (Partido de la Liberación Dominicana, PLD) in the candidate question. At first it was speculated that incumbent President Leonel Fernández would try to change the constitution so that he could stand for re-election, but in April he announced that he did not intend to run for office. However, his wife Margarita Cedeño de Fernández emerged as a possible candidate. As her candidacy risked splitting the party by suggesting a purely tactical maneuver on President Fernandez’s side to continue to govern, she resigned in favor of Vice President Rafael Albuquerque, who in turn left the seat for President Fernández’s former adviser Danilo Medina. In November, Medina declared that Margarita Cedeño de Fernández is still running for election as his vice presidential candidate. The candidacy Medina-Cedeño de Fernández was considered paving the way for a major victory for the PLD in May against the opposition party Partido Revolucionario Dominicano (PRD). Although the PRD was early and unequivocally behind former President Hipólito Mejía (2000–04), it is still considered opinionated to suffer from the suites of Mejía’s presidential period as poverty increased and inflation went overboard. Visit ABBREVIATIONFINDER for the acronym of DOM that stands for the country of Dominican Republic.
Country data
Area: 48,661 km2 (world ranking: 128)
Residents: 10,767,000
Population density: 221 per km2 (as of 2017, world ranking: 85)
Capital: Santo Domingo
Official languages: Spanish
Gross domestic product: 75.9 billion US $; Real growth: 4.6%
Gross national product (GNP, per resident and year): 6630 US$
Currency: 1 Dom. Peso (dom $) = 100 Centavos
Embassy
Cicerostr. 21, 10709 Berlin
Telephone 030 959985120,
Fax 030 25757761
www.dr-botschaft.de
Government
Head of State and Government: Danilo Medina SánchezMargarita Cedeno de Fernández, Exterior: Miguel Vargas Maldonado
National holiday: 27.2. and 16.8. (Restoration day)
Administrative structure
10 regions
State and form of government
Constitution of 1966
Presidential Republic
Parliament (Congreso Nacional): House of Representatives (Cámara de Diputados) with 190 members; Senate (Senado) with 32 members; Election every 4 years
Direct election of the head of state every 4 years Voting is
compulsory from 18 years of age, married also including
Population: Dominicans, last census 2010: 9,445,281 residents.
73% of European-African, 16% of European, 11% of African descent
Cities (with population): (As of 2010) Santo Domingo 2,581,827 pop., Santiago de los Caballeros 550,753, Los Alcarrizos 245,269, La Romana 224,882, San Pedro de Macorís 185,255, Higüey 147,978, San Cristóbal 138,455, San Francisco de Macorís 132,725, Puerto Plata 118,282, La Vega 104,536
Religions: 57% Catholics, 25% Protestants (predominantly Evangelicals); 13% without religion; Distribution of Voodoo, Santería and others (status: 2006)
Languages: Spanish
Employed by economic sector: Agriculture. 13%, industry 17%, business 70% (2017)
Unemployment (in% of all labor force): 2017: 5.5%
Inflation rate (in%): 2017: 3.3%
Foreign trade: Import: 18.1 billion US $ (2017); Export: 10.3 billion US $ (2017)