Where is The Dominican Republic?
About The Dominican Republic
The Land
The People
Life and Death
Health, Energy and the Environment
Education and Work
Travel, Communication and the Media
The Dominican Republic is a country in the south of North America. It shares an island with Haiti.
The Dominican Republic has a border on the south with the Caribbean Sea and on the north with the Atlantic Ocean.
The land is a mixture of mountains and fertile valleys.
The geographical coordinates for the centre of The Dominican Republic, also known as lines of latitude and longtitude, are:-
Latitude - 19 00N
Longitude - 70 40W
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The The Dominican Republicn flag is a
full-size white cross which divides the flag into four rectangles. Across the top the rectangles are blue, flag pole side, and red while along the bottom the
rectangles are red, flag pole side, and blue. In the centre of the cross is a coat of arms which is a shield. On the left of the shield is a laurel branch and on the
right of the shield is a palm branch. Above the shield is a blue ribbon with the words Dios, Patria, Libertad, meaning God, country and freedom. and below the shield
is a red ribbon with the words Republica Dominicana. In the shield is a bible.
We have already written our own history of England but are asking schools in The Dominican Republic to provide us with a detailed history of
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The total land area of The Dominican Republic is 48,320 sq kms which is the 10th largest in North America.
The Dominican Republic has lakes, rivers and canals which total 350 sq kms.
The Dominican Republic has boundaries with 1 country
The Dominican Republic has a coastline of 1,288 kms which is the 9th longest in North America.
The highest point in The Dominican Republic is Pico Duarte at 3,098 metres.
The total population of The Dominican Republic is 10.61 million people, making it the 6th largest country in North America by population.
Of this number 5.24 million are females and 5.37 million are males.
A person from The Dominican Republic is called a The Dominican Republicn.
To be a citizen of The Dominican Republic, one of your parents must be a citizen of The Dominican Republic. It is not sufficient to be born in The Dominican Republic. You have to live in The Dominican Republic for
2 years before you can begin to apply for citizenship.
The largest five cities in The Dominican Republic, by population are:-
The birth rate in The Dominican Republic is 18.6 births per 1,000 of population
The death rate in The Dominican Republic is 4.6 deaths per 1,000 people.
Check this against the birth rate. If the death rate is higher than the birth rate then
the population will decrease unless immigrants arrive in the country.
There are 16.2 deaths of girls under 1 year per 1,000 of births and 20.0 deaths of boys.
The median age for females is 28.0 and for males is 27.6. The median age is that age which divides the population exactly in half so there are the same number
of people above the median age as below it.
The average age of a woman when she has her first child is 21.3.
The elderly dependency ratio is 10.5. This is the number of elderly people (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64).
The potential support ratio is 9.5. This is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.
The Dominican Republic spends 4.4% of its total income on health care.
There are 1.49 doctors per 1,000 people.
There are 1.7 hospital beds per 1,000 people.
27.6% of the population are estimated as obese.
85.4% of the urban population and 81.9% of the rural population have drinking water that is either piped into their home or they have access to a public tap, a protected borehole, well, spring or
protected rainwater collection facility.
86.2% of the urban population and 75.7% of the rural population have access to a flushing toilet that is connected to a sewer. a pit latrine (that is a
permanent hole in the ground that is looked after) or a composting toilet.
The Dominican Republic spends 2.1% of its total income on education.
Children usually start school at age 6 in The Dominican Republic. Primary education is for eight years until age 14 and is compulsory. Secondary education
can continue for another 4 years but is not compulsory. This may be followed
by further education at a university or college.
Generally the school year consists of 3 terms and starts in the third week of August and finishes in the third week of June. There is usually a 2 week
break at Christmas and a 1 week break at Easter.
92.3% of females and 91.2% of males are able to read and write by the age of 15.
13.4% of all people aged between 16 and 24 are not in work. Among females 21.7% are unemployed while with males 8.5% can't find work.
The total number of people available for work in The Dominican Republic is 5.11 million.
They work in the following sectors.
There are 16 airports in The Dominican Republic, which is the 8th highest number in North America.
There are 496 kilometres of railways in The Dominican Republic, the 7th longest in North America.
There are 9,872 kilometres of roads in The Dominican Republic, which means The Dominican Republic is in 7th place for the most kilometres of roads in North America.