Dominican Republic

Local Name:Dominicana, Republica
Captial:Santo Domingo
Continent:North America
Local Name:Timor
Government
Constitutional Form:Republic
Head of State:Executive
Basis of Executive: Presidency is independent of legislature
Head of State and Government: President Leonel Fernández
Area
Area Rank: 132
Total Area: 48,671 km2(18,792 sqmi)
Land: 48,320 km2(18,660 sqmi)
Water: 350 km2(140 sqmi)
Water in Percent: 0.72%
Population
Population Rank: 88
Population: 9,378,818
Date: 1-Dec-10
World Population: 0.13%
Source : Census result
Languages:Spanish
Currency
Currency: Dominican peso
Currency Sign: $
Currency ISO Code: DOP
Fractional Unit: Centavo
Number to Basic: 100
Time Zone:UTC−04:00
International Codes
ISD Code: +1 809, +1 829, +1 849
ISO Code A2: DO
ISO Code A3: DOM
ISO Number: 214
Coordinates
Latitude: 19
Longitude: -70.6667
Information: Dominican Republic News
Drive on:Right side