Dominican Republic Travel HD Videos

National name: República Dominicana

Language: Spanish

Ethnicity/race: mixed 73%, white 16%, black 11%

National Holiday: Independence Day, February 27

Religion: Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%

Literacy rate: 90.1% (2011 est.)

Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2013 est.): $101 billion; per capita $9,700. Real growth rate: 2%. Inflation: 5%. Unemployment: 15%. Arable land: 16.44%. Agriculture: sugarcane, coffee, cotton, cocoa, tobacco, rice, beans, potatoes, corn, bananas; cattle, pigs, dairy products, beef, eggs. Labor force: 4.912 million (2013 est); services 63.1%, industry 22.3%, agriculture 14.6% (1998 est.). Industries: tourism, sugar processing, ferronickel and gold mining, textiles, cement, tobacco. Natural resources: nickel, bauxite, gold, silver. Exports: $9.825 billion (2013 est.): ferronickel, sugar, gold, silver, coffee, cocoa, tobacco, meats, consumer goods. Imports: $16.8 billion (2013 est.): foodstuffs, petroleum, cotton and fabrics, chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Major trading partners: U.S., UK, Haiti, China, Venezuela, Colombia, Mexico (2012).

Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: 1.065 million (2012); mobile cellular: 9.038 million (2012). Broadcast media: combination of state-owned and privately owned broadcast media; 1 state-owned TV network and a number of private TV networks; networks operate repeaters to extend signals throughout country; combination of state-owned and privately owned radio stations with more than 300 radio stations operating (2007). Internet hosts: 404,500 (2012). Internet users: 2.701 million (2009).

Transportation: Railways: total: 142 km (2008). Roadways: total: 19,705 km; (2002). Ports and harbors: Boca Chica, Puerto Plata, Rio Haina, Santo Domingo. Airports: 36 (2013).

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