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Dominican Republic

Central America and the Caribbean

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The Ozama Fortress in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, is part of the Colonial City of Santo Domingo and was recognized by UNESCO in 1990 as the oldest European military construction in the Americas. Built between 1502 and 1508 using coral stones, the Tower of Homage stands in the center of the grounds. The statue on the left depicts Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés, who was governor of the fortress from 1533 to 1557.
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Geography

Area

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Area - comparative

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<p>slightly more than twice the size of New Jersey</p>

People and Society

Languages

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Age structure

2024 population pyramid:
This is the population pyramid for the Dominican Republic. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends. <br/><br/>For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page.

Median age

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Population growth rate

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Birth rate

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Death rate

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Net migration rate

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Maternal mortality ratio

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Infant mortality rate

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Total fertility rate

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Tobacco use

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Environment

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

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Real GDP per capita

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Labor force

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Unemployment rate

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Taxes and other revenues

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Current account balance

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Exports

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Imports

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Debt - external

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Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 117

Heliports

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Merchant marine

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Military and Security

Transnational Issues

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