Dominican Republic is located in North America continent. The country is located on the island of Hispanyola in the Caribbean. Hispaniola is located to the west of Puerto Rico, east of Cuba and Jamaica. There is a sea border with Venezuela. The western part of the island is located in Haiti. Dominican Republic should not be confused with Dominica. Area of the Dominican Republic; 48 730 km². The Dominican Republic is land by sea and is neighboring Haiti by Aruba, Curacao, Turks and Caicos Islands, Colombia and Venezuela. The capital of the country is Santo Domingo.
Dominican Republic phone code: +1
Dominican Republic currency: Dominican Peso
Cities of the Dominican Republic
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Economy of the Dominican Republic
The economy of the Dominican Republic is based on agriculture, trade and tourism. The most important agricultural product is sugarcane. Other products are rice, cocoa, cassava, tomatoes, corn, bananas, species, oranges, avocados and mangoes.
Fishing is developed in the country. The most important industrial product is sugar. Other industries are; cement and artificial fertilizer, cardboard paper boxes, spirits, cotton and artificial silk fabrics.
The underground resources of the Dominican Republic are; gold, silver, bauxite and ferronyl.
Products by Dominican Republic
Gold, Medical Instruments, Rolled Tobacco, Low Voltage Protection Equipment and Mesh T-shirts.
Dominican Republic Imports Products
There are Refined Oil, Automobile, Petroleum Gas, Crude Oil and Packaged Medicines.
Countries Exported to Dominican Republic
The United States , Canada, Haiti, India and Switzerland.
Countries Imported by Dominican Republic
United States, China, Mexico, Brazil and Spain.
The Living Nations of the Dominican Republic
The Dominican people and a small number of British and Africans are living.
Dominican Republic Languages
Official language is Spanish. They also speak English and a small amount of French.